~ 1
■ adjective denoting an animal, especially a horse or cow, having a coat of a main colour thickly interspersed with hairs of another colour, typically bay, chestnut, or black mixed with white.
■ noun a ~ animal.
Origin
C16: from OFr.
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~ 2
■ noun soft flexible leather made from sheepskin, used in bookbinding as a substitute for morocco.
Origin
C19: perh. from Roan , the old name of the French town of Rouen .