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Meaning of yellow-dun in English:

yellow-dun

Pronunciation /ˌjɛlə(ʊ)ˈdʌn/

adjective

  • That is a yellowish shade of dun.

noun

  • 1A yellowish shade of dun.

  • 2Fishing
    A yellow mayfly, especially Heptagenia sulphurea; an artificial fly made in imitation of this.

  • 3A horse of a yellowish dun colour.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Gifford (d. 1600), Church of England clergyman and author. From yellow + dun.