Meaning of Roan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
3. Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).
   alt-of, archaic
4. The color of such an animal.
5. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.

Equivalents

Examples

“Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife.”

“Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now.”

“Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.”

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