MARRON

Mar‐ron″ (?), n. [[See Maroon, a.]] 1. 1. A large chestnut. Holland.
2. 2. A chestnut color; maroon.
3. 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.]