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Roan — may refer to:a roan is a valley that curves upward. *Battle of Roan s Tan Yard, an action during the American Civil War *John Roan school, a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South East London **Old Roan F.C., a football club based at … Wikipedia
Roan — Roan, n. 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. [1913 Webster] 2. A roan horse. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roan — (r[=o]n), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano, roano.] 1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; said of a horse. [1913 Webster] Give my roan a drench. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Made of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roan — roan1 [rōn] adj. [OFr < OSp roano < L ravidus, grayish < ravus, grayish yellow, tawny] of a solid color, as reddish brown, brown, or black, with a thick sprinkling of white hairs: said chiefly of horses n. 1. a roan color 2. a roan horse … English World dictionary
Roan — ROAN, an island, in the parish of Tongue, county of Sutherland; containing 42 inhabitants. See Ealan Na Roan, and Tongue … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
roan — [rəun US roun] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: Old Spanish roano] a horse with some white hairs, giving it a light colour >roan adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
roan — 1520s, from M.Fr. roan reddish brown, perhaps from Sp. roano, from O.Sp. raudano, probably from a Germanic source (Cf. Gothic raudan, accusative of rauðs red ) … Etymology dictionary
roan — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a horse or cow) having a bay, chestnut, or black coat thickly interspersed with hairs of another colour, typically white. ► NOUN ▪ a roan animal. ORIGIN Old French … English terms dictionary
roan — [ roun ] noun count a horse that is black or brown with some white hairs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rōan — *rōan germ., stark. Verb: nhd. rudern; ne. row (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., mnd., mhd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *erə (1), *rē … Germanisches Wörterbuch
roan — ROAN, voyez Rouen … Thresor de la langue françoyse