mazarine

American  

[maz-uh-reen, maz-uh-reen, -rin] / ˌmæz əˈrin, ˈmæz əˌrin, -rɪn /

noun

1. a deep, rich blue.

2. a silver strainer fitting over a meat dish and used for draining the water from boiled fish.

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Etymology

Origin of mazarine

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

When I picked him up, White was wearing a jumper the same hue as the male mazarine blue.

From The Guardian

In January, White was in the midst of his most ambitious reintroduction yet: to return the mazarine blue to Britain.

From The Guardian