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Meaning of roan

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

roan

Pronunciation:/ɹəʊn//ɹoʊn/

noun

Definitions

  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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in

  2. Made of the leather called roan.

    Example: roan binding