dunnishadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʌnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdənɪʃ/

Forms: see dun adj. and -ish suffix¹.; also 1600s dunish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < dun adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare dunny adj.¹

Somewhat dun in colour; tending towards a dull greyish-brown.

ΘΚΠ

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

duneOE

dunned1430

dunnisha1529

dunnya1529

drab-coloured1715

drab1775

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Di Callyst thous me a donnyshe crowe.

1630 G. Markham Markhams Faithfull Farrier (rev. ed.) 13 If th[e]se haires shall grow discoloured and contrary to their proper natures, that is to say,..if the black turne dunnish or yellow,..all these are signes of inward sickenesses.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. ii. 39 The Snow lookt of a little dunnish Colour, as if t'had bin—trod upon.

1798 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 4) ii. iii. 97 Dubbed with lightish bear's hair, mixed with a few hairs of light blue mohair,..warped with light grey or pale blue silk, and a dunnish hackle over all.

1859 J. Wilson Our Farm Crops I. 249 Five or six seeds of an average size, slightly and irregularly compressed, and of a light dunnish colour.

1949 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 22 Apr. 3/2 It feels good to have a rake back in my hands and see the green sprouts of grass push through last year's dunnish growth.

2005 Feminist Stud. 31 112 A dunnish blot defaces the edge of the photo.

Compounds

C1. Modifying nouns and adjectives of colour, as dunnish black, dunnish grey, etc.

ΚΠ

1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. G iij The sede is donnysh blak.

1676 London Gaz. No. 1134/4 A dunish gray Mare.

1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 379 His hair, which dangled in long flakes over his ears and neck, was of a dunnish red.

1919 America 8 Nov. 69/1 Clad, some in robes of black or dunnish brown, and other some in robes of gleaming white.

2004 Field & Stream Dec. 51/1 The meat of the goose resembled coal: dense, dry, and though not black, a dunnish gray, and certainly as unappetizing.

C2.

dunnish coloured adj. tending towards a dull greyish-brown in colour.

ΚΠ

1745 W. Smith Nat. Hist. Nevis xi. 303 The Spoon-Bill is a very large dunnish coloured Bird.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXII. at Marble At Waddon there is a quarry of dunnish coloured marble veined with green.

1989 E. L. Taylor Systematic Stud. Tribe Sterculieae (Ph.D thesis, Harvard Univ.) 275 Tree to 25 m tall, d.b.h. to 30 cm, with no buttresses, evergreen. Bark mulatto, dunnish colored.

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

单词	dunnish
释义	dunnishadj. Brit. /ˈdʌnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdənɪʃ/ Forms: see dun adj. and -ish suffix¹.; also 1600s dunish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < dun adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare dunny adj.¹ Somewhat dun in colour; tending towards a dull greyish-brown. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > dull brown duneOE dunned1430 dunnisha1529 dunnya1529 drab-coloured1715 drab1775 a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Di Callyst thous me a donnyshe crowe. 1630 G. Markham Markhams Faithfull Farrier (rev. ed.) 13 If th[e]se haires shall grow discoloured and contrary to their proper natures, that is to say,..if the black turne dunnish or yellow,..all these are signes of inward sickenesses. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. ii. 39 The Snow lookt of a little dunnish Colour, as if t'had bin—trod upon. 1798 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 4) ii. iii. 97 Dubbed with lightish bear's hair, mixed with a few hairs of light blue mohair,..warped with light grey or pale blue silk, and a dunnish hackle over all. 1859 J. Wilson Our Farm Crops I. 249 Five or six seeds of an average size, slightly and irregularly compressed, and of a light dunnish colour. 1949 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 22 Apr. 3/2 It feels good to have a rake back in my hands and see the green sprouts of grass push through last year's dunnish growth. 2005 Feminist Stud. 31 112 A dunnish blot defaces the edge of the photo. Compounds C1. Modifying nouns and adjectives of colour, as dunnish black, dunnish grey, etc. ΚΠ 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. G iij The sede is donnysh blak. 1676 London Gaz. No. 1134/4 A dunish gray Mare. 1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 379 His hair, which dangled in long flakes over his ears and neck, was of a dunnish red. 1919 America 8 Nov. 69/1 Clad, some in robes of black or dunnish brown, and other some in robes of gleaming white. 2004 Field & Stream Dec. 51/1 The meat of the goose resembled coal: dense, dry, and though not black, a dunnish gray, and certainly as unappetizing. C2. dunnish coloured adj. tending towards a dull greyish-brown in colour. ΚΠ 1745 W. Smith Nat. Hist. Nevis xi. 303 The Spoon-Bill is a very large dunnish coloured Bird. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXII. at Marble At Waddon there is a quarry of dunnish coloured marble veined with green. 1989 E. L. Taylor Systematic Stud. Tribe Sterculieae (Ph.D thesis, Harvard Univ.) 275 Tree to 25 m tall, d.b.h. to 30 cm, with no buttresses, evergreen. Bark mulatto, dunnish colored. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1529
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