roan

name

1. A surname.

   “Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife.”

   “Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now.”

adj

1. (especially, not-comparable)Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
2. (not-comparable)Made of roan (kind of leather).

   “roan binding”

noun

1. An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
2. The color of such an animal.
3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.

   “Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.”

4. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).