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roan

Pronunciation: /ɹəʊn/

The English word “roan” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  2. Made of roan (kind of leather).

noun

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

Etymology

From 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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