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