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.
Meanings
(especially, not-comparable, of a horse, of an animal) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
(not-comparable) Made of roan (kind of leather).
roan binding
Translations (21)
ca ruà (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · gl ruán (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · es roano (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · it roano (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · fi päistärikkö (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · cy broc (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · hu deres (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · ru чалый (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · bg дорест (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · pt ruão (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · hu aranyderes (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · it rabicano (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · fr rouan (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · it rovano (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · eo ruana (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · gl roán (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · lv salns (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · af skimmel (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · cs prokvetlý (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · et kimmel (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) · bg шарен (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in)
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.
Meanings
An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
I crawled my way into The Doom Saloon / In an attempt to cauterize my wounds / I did a terrible job and they became powerfully infected / I found myself atop a stolen roan / Quite convinced that I would never see home / And all on account of my lack of common manners / I prayed for courage, I prayed for love / I prayed for guidance from the heavens above / I prayed to know divine protections / But now I'm praying for a quick death in Texas 2015 October 2, Clutch, “A Quick Death in Texas”, in Psychic Warfare (Hard Rock, Stoner Rock), performed by Clutch, [United States]: Weathermaker Music, →OCLC:
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:
it roano (animal) · nv łį́į́łbáhí (animal) · et kimmel (color) · es roano (animal) · lv salnis (animal) · es rosillo (animal) · af skimmel (animal) · fi päistärikkö (animal) · it roano (color) · es sabino (animal) · cs tisák (animal) · hu deres (animal) · fr rouan (animal) · af skimmel (color) · et kimmel (animal)