Synonyms:
maroon, brownish-red
Meaning: of dark brownish to purplish red
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
maroon, strand
Meaning: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
Usage examples
Shot gold, maroon and violet, dazzling silver, emerald, fawn, The earth's whole amplitude and Nature's multiform power consign'd for once to colors; The light, the general air possess'd by them--colors till now unknown, No limit, confine--not the Western sky alone--the high meridian-- North, South, all, Pure luminous color fighting the silent shadows to the last.