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roan

adjective noun

(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey

    “a roan horse”

noun

  1. a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray

noun

  1. a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

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Example Sentences

a roan horse
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