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ROAN (0. Fr. rouan,
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rouen; Ital. roano, rovano; perhaps connected with
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rufus, red)  , a word applied to a variety of
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colour in an
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animal's coat, especially that of a
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horse, where there is a mixture of
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grey or
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white
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hair with the prevailing tint of
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bay,
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chestnut or
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sorrel . A sorrel when thus modified is either a
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strawberry-
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roan or a cream-roan . The
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term is also used of a soft, flexible
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kind of
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leather made of sheepskin, used in
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bookbinding as a substitute for or in
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imitation of
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morocco; but in this sense the origin is doubtful .

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