Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dun
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1. adj. & n. --adj. 1 dull greyish-brown. 2 poet. dark, dusky. --n. 1 a dun colour. 2 a dun horse. 3 a dark fishing-fly. Phrases and idioms dun-bird a pochard. dun diver a female or young male goosander. Etymology: OE dun, dunn 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a debt-collector; an importunate creditor. 2 a demand for payment. --v.tr. (dunned, dunning) importune for payment of a debt; pester. Etymology: abbr. of obs. dunkirk privateer, f. Dunkirk in France
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I. adjective see: dusk Date: before 12th century 1. having the color ~, having a grayish-yellow coat with black mane and tail, marked by dullness and drabness, ~ness noun II. noun Date: 14th century a ~ horse, a variable color averaging a nearly neutral slightly brownish dark gray, a subadult mayfly, III. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1626 to make persistent demands upon for payment, plague, pester, IV. noun Date: 1628 a person who ~s, an urgent request ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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