Roan Definition
rōn
adjective
Of a solid color, as reddish brown, brown, or black, with a thick sprinkling of white hairs.
Webster's New World
Made of the leather called roan.
Roan binding.
Wiktionary
noun
A roan color.
Webster's New World
A roan horse or other animal.
Webster's New World
A soft, flexible sheepskin used in bookbinding, often treated to look like morocco.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Roan
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roansOrigin of Roan
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From Old French roan, rouan from Old Spanish roán, rodano perhaps from Vulgar Latin rāvidānus (from Latin rāvidus gray, yellowish-gray) (from rāvus gray, yellowish-gray, of unknown origin) or of Germanic origin (akin to Old English rēad red reudh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (cf. Gothic raudan, accusative of (rauþs, “red”).
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