roan

• Descreve um animal, especialmente um cavalo, cujo pelo tem uma cor de base misturada com pelos brancos, dando um aspecto salpicado ou grisalho. Também se usa para a cor resultante dessa mistura.

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

1. Coat color patternC1formal

   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.

   Pelagem rosilha

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

• Substantivo com dois sentidos principais: um tipo de pele de ovelha macia, tratada como camurça ou marroquim, usada em encadernação; ou um cavalo cuja pelagem mistura pelos brancos ou cinzentos a uma cor de base.

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.

1. Leather typeC1formal

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

   Tipo de couro

   • 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.

2. Horse coat colorB2formal

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

   Pelagem de cavalo

   • 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.