2. A roan horse.
[1913 Webster]
3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc.,
made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to
imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange.
[1913 Webster]
{Roan tree}. (Bot.) See {Rowan tree}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
roan-tree — variant of rowan tree … Useful english dictionary
roan tree — Rowan tree Row an tree [Cf. Sw. r[ o]nn, Dan. r[ o]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Roan — Roan, n. 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. [1913 Webster] 2. A roan horse. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Rowan tree — Row an tree [Cf. Sw. r[ o]nn, Dan. r[ o]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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