单词 | roan |
释义 | roan 1. adj. & n. --adj (of an animal, esp. a horse or cow) having a coat of which the prevailing colour is thickly interspersed with hairs of another colour, esp. bay or sorrel or chestnut mixed with white or grey. --n a roan animal. Phrases and idioms blue roan adj. black mixed with white. --n a blue roan animal. red roan adj. bay mixed with white or grey. --n a red roan animal. strawberry roan adj. chestnut mixed with white or grey. --n a strawberry roan animal. Etymology: OF, of unkn. orig. 2. n. soft sheepskin leather used in bookbinding as a substitute for morocco. Etymology: ME, perh. f. Roan, old name of Rouen in N. France |
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