Coat color in which white hairs are mixed with the base coat color A strawberry roan is where chestnut and white hairs are mixed to give an overall reddish effect A blue roan refers to a coat in which black and white hairs are mixed, giving an overall blue effect
horse having a roan coat a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray; "a roan horse