mazarine

[ maz-uh-reen, maz-uh-reen, -rin ]

noun

1. a deep, rich blue.
2. a silver strainer fitting over a meat dish and used for draining the water from boiled fish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mazarine¹

1665–75; < French, perhaps named after Cardinal Mazarin

Example Sentences

It was to Mr. Badinter that Mr. Mitterrand turned in 1984 to countersign, in strict secrecy, the document in which the president recognized Mazarine Pingeot, his daughter from an adulterous relationship.

From New York Times

Ms. Richard-Nagle, an account director in New York at the French communications agency Mazarine, is not without a sense of humor.

From New York Times

Over the course of about five minutes, White released 72 mazarine blues, a small butterfly named after the striking colour used in 17th-century porcelain.

From The Guardian

Will he see mazarine blues here in a year’s time?

From The Guardian

He looked relieved once the mazarine blues had flown free.

From The Guardian