mazarine

Etymology 1
Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the  states that evidence is wanting and that it is not in French dictionaries.

Noun

 * 1) A dark blue colour.

Adjective

 * 1) Of a dark blue colour.

Etymology 2
Of obscure history. The  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.”

Noun

 * 1) A forcemeat entrée.

Etymology 3
Perhaps a corruption of.

Noun

 * 1) The platform beneath the stage in a large theater.