roan
pronunciation
How to pronounce roan in British English:
UK [rəʊn]
How to pronounce roan in American English:
US [roʊn]
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- Noun:
- a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
- horse having a roan coat
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- Adjective:
- (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
Word Origin
- roan (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French roan "reddish brown," perhaps from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, probably from a Germanic source (compare Gothic raudan, accusative of rauðs "red"). Chiefly of horses.
Example
- 1. Can you get any cuter than a baby roan ?
- 2. Played five dollars on the roan horse .
- 3. And while the costs of making fuel cells remain high , roan said they 've dropped by 30 percent in the last two years .
- 4. Pretty sure this gorgeous blue roan is being truthfully represented regarding his breeding .
- 5. The french master paul roan chandler architectural design keynote speech .