Толковый словарь английского языка - roan
Roan
roan
I. adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Old Spanish ~o Date: 1530 having the base color (as red, black, or brown) muted and lightened by admixture of white hairs , II. noun Date: 1580 an animal (as a horse) with a ~ coat, the color of a ~ horse, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1818 sheepskin tanned with sumac and colored and finished to imitate morocco
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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