Hypertext Webster Gateway: "maroon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n. [Written also {marroon}.] [F. marron,
abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit
of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that
lives in the mountains.]
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free
negro, living in the mountains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maroon \Ma*roon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.]
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and
leave him to his fate.
{Marooning party}, a social excursion party that sojourns
several days on the shore or in some retired place; a
prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maroon \Ma*roon"\, a. [F. marron chestnut-colored, fr. marron a
large French chestnut, It. marrone; cf. LGr. ?. Cf.
{Marron}.]
Having the color called maroon. See 4th {Maroon}.
{Maroon lake}, lake prepared from madder, and distinguished
for its transparency and the depth and durability of its
color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n.
1. A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a
scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
2. An explosive shell. See {Marron}, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marron \Mar*ron"\, n. [See {Maroon}, a.]
1. A large chestnut. [Obs.] --Holland.
2. A chestnut color; maroon.
3. (Pyrotechny & Mil.) A paper or pasteboard box or shell,
wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive,
and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a
cannon. [Written also {maroon}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
maroon
adj : dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {brownish-red}]
n : an exploding firework used as a warning signal
v 1: leave stranded; put ashore on a desolate island and abandon
[syn: {strand}]
2: isolate without resources; "The mutinous sailors were
marooned on an island"
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