roon

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noun

A shred or remnant (usually of cloth).

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Meanings

nounroon (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralA shred or remnant (usually of cloth).

    In thae auld times, they thought the moon, just like a sark, or pair of shoon, wore by degrees, til her last roon gaed past their viewing […]

    1867, Robert Burns, edited by William P. Nimmo, The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Including His Correspondence, Etc., volume 1, Edinburgh: J.R. Osgood and Company, page 89
adjectiveroon (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving red or vermilion color.

    Her face was like the lily roon.

    1885, Asahel Clark Kendrick, editor, Our Poetical Favorites: A Selection from the Best Minor Poems of the English Language, volume 1, J.R. Osgood and Company, page 300

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

roon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roon

MLA

“roon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roon.

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