dun
(adjective) of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; āthe dun and dreary prairieā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dunner (plural dunners)
One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.
• end run, runned, undern
Source: Wiktionary
Dun"ner, n. Etym: [From Dun to ask payment from.]
Definition: One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.
Dun, n. Etym: [See Dune.]
Definition: A mound or small hill.
Dun, v. t.
Definition: To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.
Dun, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dunned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dunning.] Etym: [AS. dyne noise, dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise, thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. Din.]
Definition: To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately. Hath she sent so soon to dun Swift.
Dun, n.
1. One who duns; a dunner. To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun. Arbuthnot.
2. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.
Dun, a. Etym: [AS. dunn. of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.]
Definition: Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up. Pierpont. Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day. Keble. Dun crow (Zoƶl.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its color; -- also called hoody, and hoddy.
– Dun diver (Zoƶl.), the goosander or merganser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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