dun in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

dun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dun in the English»French Dictionary

dun [dʌn] ADJ (greyish-brown colour)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There are numerous shades of dun, all variations on a tan base, and many shades have their own names.
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Some buckskins do show countershading, but it is not related to the primitive markings of dun factor horses.
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Buckskin: the action of the dun gene on bay produces a buckskin-like coat.
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It is considered likely that at least some wild horses had a dun coat.
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They can be gray, buckskin, dun or bay, have primitive markings such as dorsal and zebra stripes, and have partially raised manes.
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Therefore, purebreds can not be colors such as dun, cremello, palomino or buckskin.
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Red dun, or the variation apricot dun, covers horses with points that are red, brown or flaxen.
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The false dorsal or countershading dorsal can mimic the dorsal stripe associated with dun horses and is associated with the sooty trait.
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Bay duns will have a parent that is bay dun, red dun, or grullo.
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Most herds had some individuals with color varying from light red through the duns to pure white.
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