roan

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: roan

1	adj n	(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
2	n	a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: roan

“a roan horse”

Synonyms: colored, colorful, coloured
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

Type of:: Equus caballus, horse
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

Type of:: leather
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

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