[F. chaudron a cauldron, a ‘copper.’] A reddish color, somewhat resembling copper. Also attrib.
1879. Western Times, 1 May, 4/4. ‘Chaudron’ is a marron, with a warm red and gold tinge—in fact, rather the hue of coffee.
1883. Cassell’s Fam. Mag., Oct., 698/2. The lining is chaudron satin.
1884. West. Daily Press, 11 April, 7/6. Shades of velvet, such as chaudron, myrtle-grey, or sapphire-blue.
