BLACK-AND-TAN


Meaning of BLACK-AND-TAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -kən-ˈtan ]

adjective

Date: 1850

1. : having a predominantly black color pattern with deep red or rusty tan usually on the feet, breeching, and cheek patches, above the eyes, and inside the ears

2. : favoring or practicing proportional representation of whites and blacks in politics

3. : frequented by both blacks and whites

a black-and-tan bar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.