Mazarine

Descending a trap, we reached the so-called mazarine-floor, a corruption of the Italian _mezzanine_, from which the musicians have access to the orchestra. ❋ Various (1841)

"Can you tell me, my little miss," said he, "why an elephant with a glass globe of gold-fish tied to his tail is like a monkey with one pink eye and one of a mazarine blue?" ❋ Various (N/A)

This last was a good-sized square of bright yellow silk, with polka-dots of mazarine blue. ❋ Various (N/A)

She wore now, when it stormed, thick woollen stockings and sabots; and another skirt of the Mère Bourron's fastened around a chemise of coarse homespun linen, its colour faded to a delicious pale mazarine blue, showing the strength and fullness of her body. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The saints and friars are generally attired in mazarine blue. ❋ Various (N/A)

She wears a foul mob, that does not cover her greasy black locks, that hang loose, never combed or curled, mazarine blue wrapper, that gapes open and discovers a canvas petticoat. ❋ Melville, Lewis (1925)

You've hidden all her hair under that mazarine, and too many patches become not a brown skin. ❋ Mary Johnston (1903)

They looked and saw two velvet Marquees, one striped in broad bands of apple-green and mazarine blue, the other in pale rose and cream, which a party of attendants had just finished putting up. ❋ F. Anstey (1895)

She had grown tall, and the mazarine blue merino dress fitted the slender form with scrupulous exactness. ❋ Unknown (1872)

She wears a foul mob that does not cover her greasy black locks, that hang loose, never combed or curled; an old mazarine blue wrapper, that gapes open and discovers a canvas petticoat. ❋ Justin McCarthy (1871)

The common councilmen were in their mazarine-blue cloaks and cocked hats, the aldermen in their scarlet robes, the Lord ❋ Sarah Tytler (1870)

Ella had heard Henry say that he was partial to mazarine blue, and not suspecting that his preference arose from the fact of his having frequently seen her sister in a neatly fitting blue merino she determined to surprise him with his favorite color. ❋ Mary Jane Holmes (1866)

"See, Minnie, how her neck is shaded from the most beautiful green to the richest mazarine blue." ❋ Madeline Leslie (1854)

= Mazarine = (_A_), a common council-man of London; so called from the mazarine-blue silk gown worn by this civil functionary. ❋ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1853)

Edward Freely was the name that shone in gilt letters on a mazarine ground over the doorplace of the new shop -- a generous-sounding name, that might have belonged to the open-hearted, improvident hero of an old comedy, who would have delighted in raining sugared almonds, like a new manna-gift, among that small generation outside the windows. ❋ George Eliot (1849)

On the other one, which was a mazarine blue with yellow fringes, was the picture of two carters, with flat bonnets on their heads, the tane with a whip in his hand, and the tither a rake, making hay like. ❋ David Macbeth Moir (1824)

On account of this intended brilliant assemblage, it was necessary we should be as smart as undress would allow; therefore it was determined that Lady Stanley should wear a mazarine-blue spotted with silver. ❋ Unknown (1794)

The feathers of a fine mazarine blue, except those of its neck, which are of a most beautiful silver-grey, and two or three short white ones, which are on the pinion joint of the wing. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

She wears a foul mob, that does not cover her greasy black locks, that hang loose, never combed or curled; an old mazarine blue wrapper, that gapes open and discovers a canvass petticoat. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

"Mazarine" is a name, the most famous person called Mazarine was the [daughter] of one of the [passed] french [presidents]. ❋ Mapaquier (2011)

[I love you] Mazarine ❋ Eerysson (2020)

- I am [in love] with someone - Who? - Mazarine [of course], she is the only person who [deserve] love ❋ Leroietloiseau (2019)