marron glacé
nounUK /ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/ · US /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/
Etymology Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).
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A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.
- 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.1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 156:
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The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.
- Eyeshadow in Marron Glacé; Eye Liner in Dusky Brown.1994 May, Mademoiselle, volume 100, page 162:
- 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.2011, Helen DeWitt, Lightning Rods, And Other Stories 2013, p. 188