dun
adjective
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of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color“the dun and dreary prairie”
noun
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horse of a dull brownish grey color
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a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color“They wore dun.”fawngreyish browngrayish brown
verb
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make a dun color
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cure by salting“dun codfish”
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persistently ask for overdue payment“The grocer dunned their customers every day by telephone.”
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treat cruellytorment