marron glacé

noun2

1. •
   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
2. •
   The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.

   • Eyeshadow in Marron Glacé; Eye Liner in Dusky Brown. — 1994