Associations to the word «Roan»

Wiktionary

ROAN, adjective. Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
ROAN, adjective. Made of the leather called roan.
ROAN, noun. An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
ROAN, noun. The color of such an animal.
ROAN, noun. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
ROAN ANTELOPE, noun. A savanna antelope, Hippotragus equinus, found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern Africa.
ROAN DUCK, noun. (obsolete) A duck of the Rouen breed.
ROAN DUCKS, noun. Plural of roan duck

Dictionary definition

ROAN, noun. A soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding.
ROAN, noun. A horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
ROAN, adjective. (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey; "a roan horse".

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