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The Meaning of maroon

  • (v. t.) To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
  • (a.) Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
  • (n.) A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
  • (n.) An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
  • (n.) In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

Rhymes

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