mazarine

noun

maz·​a·​rine

¦mazə¦rēn,

ˈmazərə̇n

plural -s

1

now usually mazarin

"

: a deep dish often of metal

especially : one formerly used as a liner for a serving dish and usually pierced

2

: mazarine blue

3

or mazarine hood [perhaps after Hortense Mancini, duchess of Mazarin †1699] : a hood worn by women in the 17th century

Word History

Etymology

perhaps after Jules Mazarin †1661 French cardinal

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