| dun | To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance. Of a dark colour; of a colour partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown colour; swarthy. "Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up." (Pierpont) "Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day. <zoology> " (Keble) Dun crow, the goosander or merganser. Origin: AS. Dunn. Of Celtic origin; cf. W. Dwn, Ir. & Gael. Donn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dunbird | <zoology> The pochard; called also dunair, and dunker, or dun-curre. An American duck; the ruddy duck. Origin: Named from its colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Duncan | Surname of boys afflicted with what is now known as Duncan's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's disease | An X-linked recessive immunodeficiency and lymphoproliferative disease occurring in boys. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's folds | The fold's on the peritoneal surface of the uterus immediately after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's mechanism | Passage of the placenta from the uterus with the rough side foremost. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's ventricle | A slitlike, fluid-filled space of variable width between the left and right transparent septum, which occurs in less than 10% of human brains and may communicate with the third ventricle. Synonym: cavum septi pellucidi, Duncan's ventricle, fifth ventricle, pseudocele, pseudoventricle, sylvian ventricle, ventricle of Sylvius, ventriculus quintus, Vieussens' ventricle, Wenzel's ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan, James | <person> Scottish gynecologist, 1826-1890. See: Duncan's folds, Duncan's mechanism, Duncan's ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duncedom | The realm or domain of dunces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dunfish | Codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of a superior quality. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dungeon | A close, dark prison, common, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons. "Down with him even into the deep dungeon." (Tyndale) "Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon." (Macaulay) Origin: OE. Donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. Donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, LL. Domnio, the same word as LL. Dominus lord. See Dame, Don, and cf. Dominion, Domain, Demesne, Danger, Donjon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dungfork | A fork for tossing dung. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dunlin | <zoology> A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America. Origin: Prob. Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. Dun hill (E. Dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. Lin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dunnock | <zoology> The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor. Origin: Cf. Dun. (01 Mar 1998) |
| dunter | <zoology> A porpoise. <zoology> Dunter goose the eider duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |