mazarine

See also: Mazarine

English

Etymology 1

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.^[1]

Noun

mazarine (countable and uncountable, plural mazarines)

A dark blue color.
mazarine:

Adjective

mazarine (not comparable)

Of a dark blue color.

Derived terms

mazarine blue

Etymology 2

Of obscure history. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that “Phillips 1706 mentions a phrase à la mazarine (not given by Fr[ench] lexicographers), used to designate a particular mode of dressing fowls, and possibly f[rom] the name of Cardinal Mazarin (died 1662) prime minister of France, or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, who died at Chelsea in 1699.”^[2]

Noun

mazarine (plural mazarines)

A forcemeat entrée.
- 1846, Charles Elmé Francatelli, The Modern Cook, page 243:
  An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]

Etymology 3

Perhaps a corruption of mezzanine.

Noun

mazarine (plural mazarines)

The platform beneath the stage in a large theater.

References

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mazarine (mæzărī·n), sb.² and a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 262, column 2.
^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “† Mazarine, sb.¹”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 262, columns 1–2.

[1] James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mazarine (mæzărī·n), sb.² and a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 262, column 2.

[2] James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “† Mazarine, sb.¹”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 262, columns 1–2.

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