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colored — I noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive • Syn: ↑colored person • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism • Hypernyms: ↑Black, ↑Black person … Useful english dictionary
dun — dun1 /dun/, v., dunned, dunning, n. v.t. 1. to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt. n. 2. a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another. 3. a demand for payment, esp. a written one. [1620 30; orig. obscure] dun2 … Universalium
dun-coloured — adjective having a dun color • Syn: ↑dun colored • Similar to: ↑colored, ↑coloured, ↑colorful … Useful english dictionary
dun — I [[t]dʌn[/t]] v. dunned, dun•ning, n. 1) bus to make repeated demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt 2) a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another 3) bus a demand for payment, esp. a written one • Etymology: 1620–30; orig. obscure II dun… … From formal English to slang
dun fly — Angling. a dun colored artificial fly that resembles the larval stage of certain real flies. [1400 50; late ME] * * * dun fly, = dun2 (noun. def. 3). (Cf. ↑dun) … Useful english dictionary
dun fly — Angling. a dun colored artificial fly that resembles the larval stage of certain real flies. [1400 50; late ME] * * * … Universalium
dun — dun1 [dun] adj. [ME & OE, akin to OS, chestnut brown, ult. (? via Celt) < IE * dhus no < base * dhus, dust colored: see FURY] dull grayish brown n. 1. a dull grayish brown 2. a dun horse 3. an artificial fishing fly of this color 4 … English World dictionary
Dun gene — A bay dun, also called a classic or zebra dun A Blue dun, or Grullo … Wikipedia
dun — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dun — Synonyms and related words: account, annoy, apply pressure, bay, bayard, bedevil, beige, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bill, bill collector, bill of account, bill of lading, blandish, brown, brownish, brownish yellow, brunet, buckskin, bug,… … Moby Thesaurus
