1. adj. & n.
--adj. brownish-crimson.
--n.
1. this colour.
2 an explosive device giving a loud report.
Etymology: F marron chestnut f. It. marrone f. med.Gk maraon 2. v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. leave (a person) isolated in a desolate place (esp. an island).
2 (of a person or a natural phenomenon) cause (a person) to be unable to leave a place.
--n.
1. a person descended from a group of fugitive slaves in the remoter parts of Surinam and the W. Indies.
2 a marooned person.
Etymology: F marron f. Sp. cimarr{oacute}n wild f. cima peak