roan

Describes an animal, especially a horse, with a coat of a base color mixed with white hairs, giving a speckled or frosted appearance.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie un animal, surtout un cheval, dont le poil de base est mêlé de poils blancs, donnant un aspect chiné ou givré.

1. Coat color pattern C1 formal

   Describes an animal, especially a horse, with a coat that is a mixture of white or gray hairs evenly interspersed with a base color, typically brown, black, or chestnut.

   • The farmer owned a beautiful roan mare.
   • Roan horses are prized for their distinctive coloring.
   • The roan stallion stood out in the herd.

   🇫🇷robe rouannée

• more roan comparative form
• most roan superlative form

A noun with two distinct meanings: a type of soft sheepskin leather finished to resemble morocco, used in bookbinding; or a horse with a coat of a base color thickly interspersed with white or gray hairs.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit une peau de mouton souple tannée au sumac, utilisée en reliure, soit un cheval dont la robe de couleur de base est fortement mêlée de poils blancs ou gris.

1. Leather type C1 formal

   A soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco, often used in bookbinding.

   • The antique book was bound in fine roan leather.
   • He specialized in restoring books with roan covers.
   • The craftsman selected a high-quality roan for the binding.

   🇫🇷Roan (cuir)

2. Horse coat color B2 formal

   A horse with a coat that is a mixture of white and colored hairs, typically giving a speckled or frosted appearance.

   • The farmer owned a beautiful roan that stood out in the herd.
   • Roans are prized for their unique and attractive coloring.
   • She rode a sturdy roan across the open field.

   🇫🇷robe rouanne

• roans plural form
• roans' possessive plural form
• roan's possessive singular form