单词 | roaned |
释义 | roanedadj. Now rare. Of a horse: roan, roan-coloured. Also in extended use, of other animals or their coats.Apparently unrecorded between the 17th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [adjective] > roan grizzlec1425 grizzled1458 roaned1477 roan1558 blue roan1687 rount1688 1477 J. Pympe in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 418 Hytt is told me that the Mastyr Portyr hath a coragiouse ronyd hors. 1537 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 132 I geve to Thomas Poole a blake horse, also a ronyd colte. 1579 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 121 One roned gelding. 1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. B He..had euer more pitty on one good paced Mare, then two roaned curtalles. 1829 Belfast News-let. 3 Mar. For the best stallion..being calculated for draft and saddle, to Mr. John Farrell's roaned horse Adonis. 1889 Folk-Lore Jrnl. 7 344 I'll give him the roaned Nag. 1917 M. Gyte Diary 27 Aug. (1999) 143 There were a blue cow, a light roaned one and a white faced one. 1994 T. B. Ditto Eng. Springer Spaniels 19 A roaned coat contains a fine mixture of colored hairs interspersed with white hairs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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