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BLACK-AND-TAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does black-and-tan mean? 

BLACK-AND-TAN (adjective)
  The adjective BLACK-AND-TAN has 1 sense:

1. having a pattern of black and tanplay

  Familiarity information: BLACK-AND-TAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLACK-AND-TAN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a pattern of black and tan

Similar:

patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))


 Context examples 


The coat comes in buff, black, other solid colors, black-and-tan, and parti-color (white with black, white with buff or red, white with black and tan points).

(American Cocker Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)



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