English dictionary
roan
/r/oU/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The color of a roan horse; a roan color.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
ExamplesA roan horse.
Source: WordNet 3.0