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.

Origin of mazarine

1
1665–75; <French, perhaps named after Cardinal Mazarin

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