Definition of roan Roan
/ɹowˈn/ - [rown] - roan
We found 12 definitions of roan from 4 different sources.
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What does roan mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: roans |
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| roan - a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray | ||
| equus caballus, horse solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | ||
| roan - a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding | ||
Adjectiveroan, roaner, roanest |
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| roan - (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey; "a roan horse" | ||
| colorful, colored, coloured having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- roan (Noun)
An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. - roan (Noun)
The color of such an animal. - roan (Adjective)
Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- roan (a.)
Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse. - roan (a.)
Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding. - roan (n.)
The color of a roan horse; a roan color. - roan (n.)
A roan horse. - roan (n.)
A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
Part of speech
🔤- roan, noun, singular of roans.
- roan, adjective.
