zain

See also: Zain and zaïn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French zain.

Noun

zain (plural zains)

1. (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, azin, nazi, zina