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roan

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. 1.An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  2. 2.The color of such an animal.
  3. 3.A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
  4. 4.Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
  5. 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. 1.Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  2. 2.Made of the leather called roan.

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