- 1. a. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse. Source: opted
- 2. a. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding. Source: opted
- 3. n. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. Source: opted
- 4. n. A roan horse. Source: opted
- 5. n. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. Source: opted
- 6. adj. (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey Source: wordnet
- 7. n. a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding Source: wordnet
- 8. n. a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray Source: wordnet
- 9. 1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse. Give my roan a drench. Shak. 2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding. Roan antelope (Zoöl.), a very large South African antelope (Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya, equine antelope, and bastard gemsbok. 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. 2. A roan horse. 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. DeColange. Roan tree. (Bot.) See Rowan tree. Source: webster
- 10. j:35/n:65 n. a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding n. a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray s. (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey Source: ecdict
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