red roann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈrəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈˌrɛd ˈroʊn/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and roan adj. and n.⁴

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., roan n.⁴

Etymology: < red adj. + roan n.⁴ Sense A. 2 shows a transferred use; compare later red row n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(c)(i).

A. n.

1. A colour of an animal's coat consisting of bay or chestnut mixed with white or grey; an animal (esp. a horse) with a coat of this colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > brownish red

rufe?c1400

red-fallowc1425

colour-de-roy1531

roy1549

red roan1639

rubiginy1657

rust1716

brick-red1759

brick-dust red1776

morone1777

maroon1779

rufous1783

brick1793

tile-red1805

brick dusta1807

worm red1831

cinnamon-red1882

chaudron1883

rosewood1897

tony1921

1639 T. de Grey Compl. Horsem. ii. iii. 59 That Horse.., in whom all the foure Complexions doe joyntly meete, as namely in that Horse, that is either of a Browne-Bay, or a Dapple-Bay, Dapple-Grey, a Black full of silver haires, a Black-Rone, a Red-Rone, or the like.

1695 London Gaz. No. 3091/4 A red Roan,..under Limb'd,..and flat Rib'd.

1762 tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Horse 104 The compound colours are, the grey, the mouse, the roan, and red roan.

1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. 173 Light greys, nutmeg-coloured horses, and red roans, if well-bred, perhaps exhibit that symmetry to the best advantage, which is the concomitant of high-racing blood.

1822 Morning Chron. 26 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) Two Red Roans, and a Blue Roan, very handsome, and fine goers.

a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1883) vii. 54 The little villain's mount was a red roan, a Flat-head horse, rather naggy, but perfectly hardy and wiry.

1910 R. Leighton Dogs & All about Them xxv. 162 There are plenty of beautiful blue roans, red roans, and tricolours.

1936 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 14 Mar. 80/1 He packed up some grub, got his red roan from the livery stable, and set out.

2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 23 June nn20 His younger half sister, a red roan named Julie, is 5.

†2. = red row n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(c)(i). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry vii. 103 Barly is ripe, when the red Roan, as they call it, is off (that is a redish kind of Colour that is on the Ear).

1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 429 Barley is ripe when the red Roan, as farmers call it, meaning a reddish colour, is gone from off the ear.

1814 W. Davies Gen. View Agric. S. Wales I. vii. 460 The proper time for cutting barley for malting, may be judged by the red roan on the ear.

B. adj.

Of an animal, esp. a horse: that has a coat consisting of bay or chestnut mixed with white or grey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > [adjective] > of parts of > having coat of specific kind > defined by colour

redOE

sorrel1469

roan1530

red roan1674

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. xxi. 237 Especiallye a red Roan'd horse of the Earle of Southhamptons.]

1674 London Gaz. No. 907/4 A Red Roan Nag about 13 hands high, shakle hammed.

1675 London Gaz. No. 1020/4 A light Red-roan Gelding.

1776 Etherington's York Chron. 13 Dec. 1/1 A red-roan mare rising five years old..a white ratch on her face.

1808 W. Scott Marmion i. v. 26 Proudly his red-roan charger trod.

1841 Brit. Farmer's Mag. Oct. 414 A premium of 1 sovereign, to Mr. C. Sharman, of Swinstead, for his 11 years old red roan cow.

1844 E. B. Barrett Romance of Swan's Nest in Poems II. 255 The steed shall be red-roan.

1901 Times 12 June 9/6 The second prize was awarded to Opoponax, a red roan horse.

1958 I. Blasingame Dakota Cowboy vi. 86 Croppy, a red-roan Matador horse.., was another horse a night guard cowboy could depend on.

1998 Carriage Driving Aug. 36/3 Idris was red roan with four white socks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red roan
释义	red roann.adj. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈrəʊn/, U.S. /ˈˌrɛd ˈroʊn/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and roan adj. and n.⁴ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., roan n.⁴ Etymology: < red adj. + roan n.⁴ Sense A. 2 shows a transferred use; compare later red row n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(c)(i). A. n. 1. A colour of an animal's coat consisting of bay or chestnut mixed with white or grey; an animal (esp. a horse) with a coat of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > brownish red rufe?c1400 red-fallowc1425 colour-de-roy1531 roy1549 red roan1639 rubiginy1657 rust1716 brick-red1759 brick-dust red1776 morone1777 maroon1779 rufous1783 brick1793 tile-red1805 brick dusta1807 worm red1831 cinnamon-red1882 chaudron1883 rosewood1897 tony1921 1639 T. de Grey Compl. Horsem. ii. iii. 59 That Horse.., in whom all the foure Complexions doe joyntly meete, as namely in that Horse, that is either of a Browne-Bay, or a Dapple-Bay, Dapple-Grey, a Black full of silver haires, a Black-Rone, a Red-Rone, or the like. 1695 London Gaz. No. 3091/4 A red Roan,..under Limb'd,..and flat Rib'd. 1762 tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Horse 104 The compound colours are, the grey, the mouse, the roan, and red roan. 1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. 173 Light greys, nutmeg-coloured horses, and red roans, if well-bred, perhaps exhibit that symmetry to the best advantage, which is the concomitant of high-racing blood. 1822 Morning Chron. 26 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) Two Red Roans, and a Blue Roan, very handsome, and fine goers. a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1883) vii. 54 The little villain's mount was a red roan, a Flat-head horse, rather naggy, but perfectly hardy and wiry. 1910 R. Leighton Dogs & All about Them xxv. 162 There are plenty of beautiful blue roans, red roans, and tricolours. 1936 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 14 Mar. 80/1 He packed up some grub, got his red roan from the livery stable, and set out. 2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 23 June nn20 His younger half sister, a red roan named Julie, is 5. †2. = red row n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(c)(i). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry vii. 103 Barly is ripe, when the red Roan, as they call it, is off (that is a redish kind of Colour that is on the Ear). 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 429 Barley is ripe when the red Roan, as farmers call it, meaning a reddish colour, is gone from off the ear. 1814 W. Davies Gen. View Agric. S. Wales I. vii. 460 The proper time for cutting barley for malting, may be judged by the red roan on the ear. B. adj. Of an animal, esp. a horse: that has a coat consisting of bay or chestnut mixed with white or grey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [adjective] > of parts of > having coat of specific kind > defined by colour redOE sorrel1469 roan1530 red roan1674 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. xxi. 237 Especiallye a red Roan'd horse of the Earle of Southhamptons.] 1674 London Gaz. No. 907/4 A Red Roan Nag about 13 hands high, shakle hammed. 1675 London Gaz. No. 1020/4 A light Red-roan Gelding. 1776 Etherington's York Chron. 13 Dec. 1/1 A red-roan mare rising five years old..a white ratch on her face. 1808 W. Scott Marmion i. v. 26 Proudly his red-roan charger trod. 1841 Brit. Farmer's Mag. Oct. 414 A premium of 1 sovereign, to Mr. C. Sharman, of Swinstead, for his 11 years old red roan cow. 1844 E. B. Barrett Romance of Swan's Nest in Poems II. 255 The steed shall be red-roan. 1901 Times 12 June 9/6 The second prize was awarded to Opoponax, a red roan horse. 1958 I. Blasingame Dakota Cowboy vi. 86 Croppy, a red-roan Matador horse.., was another horse a night guard cowboy could depend on. 1998 Carriage Driving Aug. 36/3 Idris was red roan with four white socks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1639
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