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逃亡黑人奴隶,栗色,烟火之一种栗色的放逐到无人岛上
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
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.
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
maroon
adj : dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {brownish-red}]
maroon
n 1: a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide
came in I was a maroon out there"
2: a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
3: an exploding firework used as a warning signal
v 1: leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the
travellers were marooned" [syn: {strand}]
2: leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The
mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"