dun
dun1 definition
dun (dun)
adjective
dull grayish-brown
Etymology: ME & OE, akin to OS, chestnut-brown, ult. (? via Celt) < IE *dhus-no < base *dhus, dust-colored: see fury
noun
- a dull grayish brown
- a dun horse
- an artificial fishing fly of this color
- mayfly
Related Forms:
- dunness dun′·ness noun
dun2 definition
dun (dun)
transitive verb, intransitive verb dunned, dunning dun′·ning
- to ask (a debtor) insistently or repeatedly for payment
- to annoy constantly
Etymology: ? dial. var. of din
noun
- a person who duns
- an insistent demand, esp. for payment of a debt
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