mouse-dun

[ mous-duhn ]

noun

1. a dark brownish-gray color.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouse-dun¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Sir W. Elliot informs me that he inspected a herd of 300 South American horses imported into Madras, and many of these had transverse stripes on the legs and short shoulder-stripes; the most strongly marked individual, of which a coloured drawing was sent me, was a mouse-dun, with the shoulder-stripes slightly forked.

From Project Gutenberg

Her mount was a spirited, mouse-dun mustang, with crop-ears, a roached mane, and the back markings of a mule.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir W. Elliot informs me that he inspected a herd of 300 South American horses imported into Madras, and many of these had transverse stripes on the legs and short shoulder-stripes; the most strongly marked individual, of which a coloured drawing was sent me, was a mouse-dun, with the shoulder-stripes slightly forked.

From Project Gutenberg

Before entering on any details I must premise that the term dun-coloured is vague, and includes three groups of colours, viz., that between cream-colour and reddish-brown, which graduates into light-bay or light-chestnut—this, I believe is often called fallow-dun; secondly, leaden or slate-colour or mouse-dun, which graduates into an ash-colour; and, lastly, dark-dun, between brown and black.

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