mazarine (countable and uncountable, plural mazarines)
(countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour.
(countable) A forcemeat entrée.
mazarine (not comparable)
Of a dark blue colour.
Mazarine (comparative more Mazarine, superlative most Mazarine)
Of or relating to Cardinal Mazarin (Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; 1602–1661), Italian Catholic cardinal, diplomat, and politician.
Source: Wiktionary
Maz`a*rine", a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. Mazarine Bible, the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760.
– Mazarine blue, a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin.
Maz`a*rine", n.
Definition: Mazarine blue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
