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of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]

A quadroon.

The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.

Same as Ceroon.

A sword, especially a broadsword, formerly used both to cut and thrust.

A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed.

rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York. -- An`ti*rent"ism, n.

A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.

A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.

A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away, base cullions." Shak.

A shell or cup of pastry filled with custard, whipped cream, crushed macaroons, etc.

One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon. You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery to the nobility. Shak.

us), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.

See Macaroon, 2. [Obs.]

See Maroon, the color.

A chestnut color; maroon.

The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies. [Written also mustee.]

The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry.

To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in advance of an army. See Picaroon. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.