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Roan
//ˈɹoʊ.ən// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. especially, not-comparable
- 2 Made of roan (kind of leather). not-comparable
"roan binding"
Adjective
- 1 (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife."
Noun
- 1 An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- 2 Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”). alt-of, archaic
- 3 a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray wordnet
- 4 The color of such an animal.
- 5 a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding wordnet
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- 6 A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
"Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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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