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Adjective: roan  rown
  1. (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
    "a roan horse"
Noun: roan  rown
  1. A horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
    "The roan horse stood out in the herd with its distinctive speckled coat"
     
  2. A soft sheepskin leather that is coloured and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
    "The rare book was bound in beautiful roan leather"

Derived forms: roans

See also: colored [US], colorful [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], colourful [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: Equus caballus, horse, hoss [US, informal], leather

Encyclopedia: Roan, Michael