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marroon

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.

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marroon

n. (archaic form of maroon English) vb. (archaic form of maroon English)

Usage examples of "marroon".

He chose a light green wine, and Polycarpio one of his marroon constructions, laced with yet another drug.