zain

See also: Zain and zaïn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French zain

Noun

zain (plural zains)

(archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
- 1905, Sir William Ridgeway, The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse
  Azara estimates the proportion of bays amongst these horses to be about ninety to ten zains, that is, entirely dark-coloured without any white; and there is not one black in two thousand; pied and greys occur sometimes […]

Anagrams

-nazi, Nazi, azin, nazi, zina

French

Etymology

From Italian zaino

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɛ̃/

Adjective

zain (feminine singular zaine, masculine plural zains, feminine plural zaines)

(of the coat of a horse, dog etc) Having no white markings

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