roan
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: rōn, IPA(key): /ɹəʊn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: rōn, IPA(key): /ɹoʊn/
- Rhymes: -əʊn
Etymology 1[edit]
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.
Adjective[edit]
roan (not comparable)
- Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- Made of the leather called roan.
- roan binding
Translations[edit]
having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
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Noun[edit]
roan (plural roans)
- An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- 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.
- 1882, Leo de Colange, The American Encyclopaedia of Commerce, Manufactures, Commercial Law, and Finance, volume 2:
- Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
animal
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
roan (plural roans)
See also[edit]
- roan duck (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
roan
- inflection of roer:
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