单词 | dun |
释义 | Word Frequency dun 1(dʌn) verbWord forms: duns, dunning or dunned 1. (transitive) to press or importune (a debtor) for the payment of a debt noun 2. a person, esp a hired agent, who importunes another for the payment of a debt 3. a demand for payment, esp one in writing Word origin C17: of unknown originWord Frequency dun 2(dʌn) noun 1. a brownish-grey colour 2. a horse of this colour 3. angling a. an immature adult mayfly (the subimago), esp one of the genus Ephemera b. an artificial fly imitating this or a similar fly adjectiveWord forms: dunner or dunnest 4. of a dun colour 5. dark and gloomy Word origin Old English dunn; related to Old Norse dunna wild duck, Middle Irish doun dark; see dusk |
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