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
the roan mare whinnied and stamped its hoofs
a roan animal
a blue roan
the roan on the right is a stallion
soft flexible leather made from sheepskin, used in bookbinding as a substitute for morocco
books in contemporary half roan gilt