marron glacé

Definitions

1. A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.
   countable, uncountable
2. The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“MARRON SANDWICH: Cut⟳ the bread in rounds with a biscuit cutter; put⟳ a marron glace in the center and around it whipped cream that has sweetened and flavored. Nice for afternoon luncheon.”

“Eyeshadow in Marron Glacé; Eye Liner in Dusky Brown.”

“The leather was a dark chestnut, gleaming like⟳ oiled wood; her leg, in its filmy Hanes pantyhose, was two shades paler, and her cashmere dress was marron glacé.”

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