Roan

Quick meaning: Roan is an adjective meaning (of an animal, especially of a horse) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

Meaning

(of an animal, especially of a horse) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

More Meanings

1. Made of roan (kind of leather).
2. An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
3. The color of such an animal.
4. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
5. Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).

Example Sentences

roan binding

Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.

Word Forms

• roans

Synonyms for roan

Depending on context, synonyms include colorful, colored, coloured.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include colorful, colored, coloured, horse, equine, antelope.

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