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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)