roan
Etymology 1
From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ (raudan), accusative of ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ (rauรพs, โredโ). Compare rowan.
adj
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Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in -
Made of the leather called roan. roan binding
noun
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An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. -
The color of such an animal. -
A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach. 1882, Leo de Colange, The American Encyclopaedia of Commerce, Manufactures, Commercial Law, and Finance, volume 2
Etymology 2
noun
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Archaic form of rowan (โkind of treeโ).
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