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Webster 1913 Edition


Dun

Dun

(dŭn)
,
Noun.
[See
Dune
.]
A mound or small hill.

Dun

,
Verb.
T.
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

(dŭn)
,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dunned
(dŭnd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dunning
(dŭn′nĭng)
.]
[AS.
dyne
noise,
dynian
to make a noise, or fr. Icel.
dynr
,
duna
, noise, thunder,
duna
to thunder; the same word as E.
din
. √74. See
Din
.]
To ask or beset (e.g., a debtor), for payment; to urge importunately.
Hath she sent so soon to
dun
?
Swift.

Dun

,
Noun.
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

,
Adj.
[AS.
dunn
, of Celtic origin; cf. W.
dwn
, Ir. & Gael.
donn
.]
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
(Zool.)
,
the hooded crow; – so called from its color; – also called
hoody
, and
hoddy
.
Dun diver
(Zool.)
,
the goosander or merganser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dun

DUN

,
Adj.
1.
Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
2.
Dark; gloomy.
In the dun air sublime.

DUN

,
Verb.
T.
To cure, as fish, in a manner to give them a dun color. [See Dunning.]

DUN

,
Verb.
T.
[See Din.]
1.
Literally, to clamor for payment of a debt. Hence, to urge for payment; to demand a debt in a pressing manner; to urge for payment with importunity. But in common usage, dun is often used in a milder sense, and signifies to call for, or ask for payment.
2.
To urge importunately, in a general sense, but not an elegant word.

DUN

,
Noun.
1.
An importunate creditor who urges for payment.
2.
An urgent request or demand of payment in writing; as, he sent his debtor a dun.
3.
An eminence or mound. [See Down and Town.]

Definition 2024


dūn

dūn

See also: dun, dún, dùn, dün, dǔn, d'un, duń., and dūŋ

Mandarin

Romanization

dūn (Zhuyin ㄉㄨㄣ)

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