Thesaurus: marron

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1. a. A large chestnut.
2. a. A chestnut color; maroon.
3. a. 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.
4. 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.]
5. A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strongtwine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used tomake a noise like a cannon. [Written also maroon.]
6. a. A large chestnut. a. A chestnut color; maroon. a. 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.