roan Definition

roan¹
adj

1. Said of a horse's coat: black (blue roan), bay (red roan) or chestnut (strawberry roan), thickly flecked with grey or white hairs.
2. Said of the coats of other animals, eg cattle: reddish-brown or bay similarly flecked with grey or white hairs.

noun

1. A roan colour.
2. An animal, especially a horse, with a coat of this type.

Etymology: 16c: French, from Spanish roano.

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roan²
noun

1. Soft, grained sheepskin leather used in bookbinding.

Etymology: 19c.

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roan³
roanpipe rone

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rone
roan
ronepipe
roanpipe
noun

(Scots)
1. A roof-gutter.

Etymology: 19c.