SpellRight › Spelling
Rareroan
The correct spelling is roan.
How to pronounce roan
noun
IPA: /ɹəʊn/
Say it like: Roa-n
The correct spelling is roan. An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. For example: "roan binding"
Usage Examples
“roan binding”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- 2.The color of such an animal.
- 3.A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
- 4.Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- 5.Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
adjective
- 1.Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- 2.Made of the leather called roan.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.