ROAN

I. adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Old Spanish ~o Date: 1530 having the base color (as red, black, or brown) muted and lightened by admixture of white hairs , II. noun Date: 1580 an animal (as a horse) with a ~ coat, the color of a ~ horse, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1818 sheepskin tanned with sumac and colored and finished to imitate morocco