Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
maroon . - noun See
maroon .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A large chestnut.
- noun A chestnut color; maroon.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of freshwater
crayfish from Western Australia. - noun
chestnut
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I first learned about red Kuri squash here, where the charming little guy is known by his French name, potimarron, the 'marron' in the name because it tastes like chestnuts.
Archive 2006-11-01 tannaz 2006
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I first learned about red Kuri squash here, where the charming little guy is known by his French name, potimarron, the 'marron' in the name because it tastes like chestnuts.
A New Knife, A New Squash, A New Cookie tannaz 2006
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But what the French refer to as a marron is not the fruit of the marronnier at all those are apparently marrons d’inde, it’s actually a type of edible chestnut.
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But what the French refer to as a marron is not the fruit of the marronnier at all those are apparently marrons d’inde, it’s actually a type of edible chestnut.
conquering conkers 2004
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Dimanche dernier, * we were contemplating dessert (should we go for a walk first ... or dive right into the gâteau de marron*?).
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Companies are now making ovens and ranges in dozens of delicious colors, such as pumpkin (Viking), and marron glace (a chestnut brown, from Lacanche).
Dreams of a high-end kitchen range go on the front burner Domenica Marchetti 2010
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Cooked plain chestnuts, unlike the über-rich marron glacé, have a dusty flavour that is helped in something sweet such as these brownies by marinating them first in a simple mixture of brown sugar, vanilla and rum.
Dan Lepard's chestnut brownies recipe Dan Lepard 2010
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Galatasaray shirt have a marron collar and Adidas three stripes, Adidas logo, centred just below the collar.
Archive 2009-02-01 Azmie aka switch image 2009
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Dimanche dernier, * we were contemplating dessert (should we go for a walk first ... or dive right into the gâteau de marron*?).
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Dimanche dernier = last Sunday gâteau de marron = chestnut cake campagne = countryside
chained_bear commented on the word marron
"She had cut the last of the chestnut skins and buried the gleaming marrons in the ashes to bake with the yams, by the time he came back."
—Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (New York: Bantam Dell, 2005), 617
February 1, 2010