roan
An animal that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed inAn animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Meaning
3 sensesAn animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
The color of such an animal.
A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself proFrom Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan.
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