roan
8.6
Having a main coat color mixed with many white or gray hairs
- adjective
- /roʊn/
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tigrado
- Judges admired the roan horse for its unique coloring at the show.
Examples
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The farm owned a beautiful roan mare with a strikingly dappled coat.
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The roan horse galloped gracefully across the field.
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He preferred roan cattle because of their distinctive appearance.
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Is that a roan mare in the pasture?
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The judges praised the roan horse for its beautiful blend of colors during the competition.
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At the ranch, we saw a magnificent roan mare trotting alongside her foals.
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He admired the roan stallion with its shimmering coat at the equestrian event.
How Speckled
Surface Forms
roan positive
Etymology
Roan probably comes from old words meaning 'reddish-brown', which helps explain why we use it for an animal coat that is a main colour thickly mixed with white or grey hairs.