mazarine
Americannoun
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a deep, rich blue.
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a silver strainer fitting over a meat dish and used for draining the water from boiled fish.
Etymology
Origin of mazarine
1665–75; < French, perhaps named after Cardinal Mazarin
Example Sentences
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“We’ve reached crisis point. I come along and my first reintroduction of mazarine blues cost £6.28.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
In January, White was in the midst of his most ambitious reintroduction yet: to return the mazarine blue to Britain.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
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 • Oct. 13, 2020
I planned to meet White again in the summer, to follow the release of his 2020 crop of mazarine blues on to a secret site in Lincolnshire.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
The material is a rich Cashmere, and three colors are required: that is, black, scarlet, and a mazarine blue.
From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous
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