dun

DUN, adjective 1. Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. 2. Dark; gloomy. In the dun air sublime. DUN, verb transitive To cure, as fish, in a manner to give them a dun color. [See Dunning.] DUN, verb transitive [See Din.] 1. Literally, to clamor for payment of a debt. Hence, to urge for payment; to demand a debt in a pressing manner; to urge for payment with importunity. But in common usage, dun is often used in a milder sense, and signifies to call for, or ask for payment. 2. To urge importunately, in a general sense, but not an elegant word. DUN, noun 1. An importunate creditor who urges for payment. 2. An urgent request or demand of payment in writing; as, he sent his debtor a dun 3. An eminence or mound. [See Down and Town.]