maroon vs saffron

maroon

adj
  • Of a maroon color 

  • Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples. 

verb
  • To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island. 

noun
  • A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color. 

  • A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid). 

  • A castaway; a person who has been marooned. 

  • An idiot; a fool. 

  • An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. 

saffron

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

verb
  • To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. 

  • To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye. 

  • To give a saffron colour to (something). 

  • To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron. 

  • To embellish. 

noun
  • An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. 

  • A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. 

  • The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. 

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