roan

CEFRC2

/ɹəʊn/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a coat of mixed-colored hairs, especially an animal.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

Examples

  • The cowboy rode a beautiful roan horse across the valley.

  • roan binding

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɹoʊn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Made of roan (kind of leather).

noun

Extra meanings

  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.

More examples

In context

  • Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife.

  • Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan.