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dun1 / dən/ • adj. of a dull grayish-brown color: a dun cow. ∎ poetic/lit. dark; dusky: when the dun evening comes. • n. 1. a dull grayish-brown color. 2. a thing that is dun in color, in particular: ∎ a horse with a sandy or sandy-gray coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe. ∎ a sub-adult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings. ∎ an artificial fishing fly imitating this. dun2 • v. (dunned, dun·ning ) [tr.] make persistent demands on (someone), esp. for payment of a debt: they would very likely start dunning you for payment of your taxes | [as adj.] (dunning) she received two dunning letters from the bank. • n. archaic a debt collector or an insistent creditor. ∎ a demand for payment. |
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"dun." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dun." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dun.html "dun." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dun.html |
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Dún, Dùn, Dún-. The Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for fortress, fortified place, royal residence, castle, etc., appears as a part of many place-names, sometimes as a separate word, e.g. Dún Scaith, and sometimes joined, especially when anglicized, e.g. Dundalk. Dún, Dùn, Dún- entries are thus alphabetized letter by letter instead of word by word. Cognate with the Continental Celtic -dunum, which is usually compounded in final position.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dún." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dún." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Dn1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dún." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Dn1.html |
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dun 2 importunate creditor, agent employed to collect debts. XVII. poss. abbrev. of †dunkirk (XVII) privateer, orig. ship from Dunkirk, town on the French coast.
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T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dun1.html T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dun1.html |
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dun 1 dull or dingy brown. OE. dun(n) = OS. dun, prob. rel. to OS. dosan, OHG. tusin (cf. DUSK).
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T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dun.html T. F. HOAD. "dun." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dun.html |
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dun Brown discoloration in salted fish caused by mould growth.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "dun." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "dun." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-dun.html DAVID A. BENDER. "dun." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-dun.html |
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dun See EPHEMEROPTERA; SUB-IMAGO.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "dun." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "dun." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-dun.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "dun." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-dun.html |
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dun
•begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, nun, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tonne, tun, underdone, Verdun, won
•honeybun • handgun • flashgun
•air gun • sixgun • popgun • shotgun
•blowgun, shogun
•speargun • scattergun • homespun
•endrun • sheep run • grandson
•stepson • godson • kiloton • megaton
•anyone • everyone • someone
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"dun." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dun." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dun.html "dun." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dun.html |
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