róman n. (prob. connected with √ ruh; cf. loman) the hair on the body of men and animals, (esp.) short hair, bristles, wool, down, nap &c. (less properly applicable to the long hair on the head and beard of men, and to that of the mane and tail of animals), [RV.] &c. &c.
the feathers of a bird, [R.] (cf. mayūra-r°)
the scales of a fish (see pṛthu-r°).
m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]; [VP.]