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Roan¹
- /ˈɹoʊ.ən/
- /ˈɹoʊn/
proper noun
- A surname. Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife.
roan²
- /ɹəʊn/ UK
- /ɹoʊn/ US
- /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
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.
adjective
- Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- Made of roan (kind of leather). roan binding
noun roans
- 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
- 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.
roan³
- /ɹəʊn/ UK
- /ɹoʊn/ US
- /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊn
noun roans
- Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).
Translations
Talk about this word "roan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roan "roan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roan.Cite this
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title = {roan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
