dunnedadj.

Brit.

/dʌnd/, U.S.

/dənd/

Forms:

α. late Middle English donned, late Middle English donnyd, late Middle English dunnyd, 1500s donnyed, 1500s dund, 1500s dunde, 1800s– dunned.

β. (In sense 2) 1700s dumb'd, 1700s dumbd, 1700s dumbed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun v.¹, dun adj., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < either dun v.¹ or dun adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare dun n.¹ 1.With the β. forms at sense 2 compare α. forms at dunfish n. and discussion at that entry.

1. Darkened or dull in colour; esp. of a dull, greyish, or dingy brown colour. Cf. dun adj. 1, 2.Before the 20th cent. usually with reference to the coloration of animals. Subsequently with wider reference, but only in occasional, usually literary, use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > dull brown

duneOE

dunned1430

dunnisha1529

dunnya1529

drab-coloured1715

drab1775

1430 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 12 (MED) Unam equam donned.

a1475 (a1450) Tournam. of Tottenham (Harl.) (1930) l. 50 (MED) For to wynne my doȝter..And my donnyd kowe.

1542 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 37 One great donnyed cow.

1645 True Relation Late Witches of Essex 33 That the Impe which the said Joyce Boanes sent was a dund one like unto a Mouse.

1843 Newcastle Courant 28 July 1/3 (advt.) Stolen or strayed,..an aged dunned mare pony.

1881 York Herald 25 Mar. 1/1 (advt.) Dunned Cow, to Calve in April.

1943 tr. S. George in C. M. Bowra Heritage of Symbolism iv. 102 Metal glittering or dim and dunned.

2010 L. Mabura in Life in Full 24 The rising sun..burned dark purple and red, its brow on the dunned horizon as yellow as ostrich yolk.

†2. New England. Designating cod or similar fish that has been cured by means of a process which imparts a distinctive dark reddish-brown colour (for full description of the process see dunfish n. 1). Chiefly in dunned fish (also dumbed fish): = dunfish n. 1. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [adjective] > cured > salted and dried

dunned1762

1762 Boston News-let. & New-Eng. Chron. 30 Dec. 4/1 (advt.) Choice Isle of Shoals winter dumb'd fish.

1790 T. Coxe Prices of Fish 29 Nov. in T. Jefferson Papers (1974) XIX. 195/1 (note) Dried Codfish (not dumb'd).

1793 W. Gray Let. 20 July in Hist. Coll. Danvers Hist. Soc. (1945) XXXIII. 13 All we lack is some good old dumbd fish.

1839 Courier (Norwich, Connecticut) 7 Aug. (advt.) Pickled Salmon, Cod and scaled Fish, dunned Fish, smoaked Halibuts... For sale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunned
释义	dunnedadj. Brit. /dʌnd/, U.S. /dənd/ Forms: α. late Middle English donned, late Middle English donnyd, late Middle English dunnyd, 1500s donnyed, 1500s dund, 1500s dunde, 1800s– dunned. β. (In sense 2) 1700s dumb'd, 1700s dumbd, 1700s dumbed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun v.¹, dun adj., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < either dun v.¹ or dun adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare dun n.¹ 1.With the β. forms at sense 2 compare α. forms at dunfish n. and discussion at that entry. 1. Darkened or dull in colour; esp. of a dull, greyish, or dingy brown colour. Cf. dun adj. 1, 2.Before the 20th cent. usually with reference to the coloration of animals. Subsequently with wider reference, but only in occasional, usually literary, use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > dull brown duneOE dunned1430 dunnisha1529 dunnya1529 drab-coloured1715 drab1775 1430 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 12 (MED) Unam equam donned. a1475 (a1450) Tournam. of Tottenham (Harl.) (1930) l. 50 (MED) For to wynne my doȝter..And my donnyd kowe. 1542 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 37 One great donnyed cow. 1645 True Relation Late Witches of Essex 33 That the Impe which the said Joyce Boanes sent was a dund one like unto a Mouse. 1843 Newcastle Courant 28 July 1/3 (advt.) Stolen or strayed,..an aged dunned mare pony. 1881 York Herald 25 Mar. 1/1 (advt.) Dunned Cow, to Calve in April. 1943 tr. S. George in C. M. Bowra Heritage of Symbolism iv. 102 Metal glittering or dim and dunned. 2010 L. Mabura in Life in Full 24 The rising sun..burned dark purple and red, its brow on the dunned horizon as yellow as ostrich yolk. †2. New England. Designating cod or similar fish that has been cured by means of a process which imparts a distinctive dark reddish-brown colour (for full description of the process see dunfish n. 1). Chiefly in dunned fish (also dumbed fish): = dunfish n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [adjective] > cured > salted and dried dunned1762 1762 Boston News-let. & New-Eng. Chron. 30 Dec. 4/1 (advt.) Choice Isle of Shoals winter dumb'd fish. 1790 T. Coxe Prices of Fish 29 Nov. in T. Jefferson Papers (1974) XIX. 195/1 (note) Dried Codfish (not dumb'd). 1793 W. Gray Let. 20 July in Hist. Coll. Danvers Hist. Soc. (1945) XXXIII. 13 All we lack is some good old dumbd fish. 1839 Courier (Norwich, Connecticut) 7 Aug. (advt.) Pickled Salmon, Cod and scaled Fish, dunned Fish, smoaked Halibuts... For sale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1430
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