SUPREME WORD DU JOUR: MAZARINE

SUPREME WORD DU JOUR: MAZARINE

 PRONUNCIATION:

(MAZ-UH-REEN, MAZ-UH-REEN, -RIN)

MEANING:

adjective: A deep, rich shade of blue.

ETYMOLOGY:

After either Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661) or his niece, Duchess Hortense Mancini (1646-1699). Why this color is associated with them is not entirely clear. Earliest documented use: 1684

USAGE:

"'This,' said Ned, 'is a mazarine blue. Very, very rare!'"
Elizabeth Palmer; The Distaff Side; Thomas Dunne Books; 2004.

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