roan

  1. Adjective.  especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  2. Noun.  an animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  3. Noun.  the color of such an animal.

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