English Explanatory Dictionary

mazarine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark blue color.
adj
  1. Of a dark blue color.
noun
  1. A forcemeat entrée.
noun
  1. The platform beneath the stage in a large theater.
adj
  1. Of or relating to Cardinal Mazarin (Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; 1602–1661), Italian Catholic cardinal, diplomat, and politician.

Word forms

mazarine mazarines more Mazarine most Mazarine

Etymology

Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the Oxford English Dictionary states that the evidence is lacking and that it is not found in French dictionaries.

Derived words

mazarine blue
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