1. A soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding.
2. Horse having a roan coat.
Cheval blanc et noir. Il se dit aussi d'un cheval blanc et alezan, et en général d'un cheval de deux couleurs, dont l'une est le blanc.
ETYM French rouan; cf. Spanish roano, ruano, Italian rovano, roano.
(Used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
Sheepskin tanned with sumac and colored and finished to imitate morocco