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HUE
hue, chromaticity
(noun) the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
imbue, hue
(verb) suffuse with color
hue
(verb) take on color or become colored; “In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
hue (countable and uncountable, plural hues)
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
(figuratively) A character; aspect.
(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.
Etymology 2
Noun
hue (plural hues)
(obsolete) A shout or cry.
Anagrams
• HEU
Proper noun
Hue
A port city in central Vietnam.
A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital.
Anagrams
• HEU
Source: Wiktionary
Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow; akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form, appearance.]
1. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. "Flowers of all hue." Milton. Hues of the rich unfolding morn. Keble.
2. (Painting)
Definition: A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.]
Definition: A shouting or vociferation. Hue and cry (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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