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The definition of dun is a dull grayish-brown.

(adjective)

An example of something dun is moldy chocolate.

Dun is defined as a dull grayish-brown color or something that is that color.

(noun)

An example of dun is brown hair that is starting to grey.

See dun in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

dull grayish-brown

Origin: 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

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dunness noun

transitive verb, intransitive verb dunned, dunning

to ask (a debtor) insistently or repeatedly for payment
to annoy constantly

Origin: ? dial. var. of din

noun

a person who duns
an insistent demand, esp. for payment of a debt

See dun in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dunned dunned, dun·ning, duns

To importune (a debtor) for payment: a dunning letter.

noun

One that duns.
An importunate demand for payment.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun

An almost neutral brownish gray to dull grayish brown.
A fishing fly having this color.
A horse of this color.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English dunn

Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin

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