- hue
- huehue1 [hyo͞o]n.[ME hewe < OE heow, akin to Goth hiwi, appearance, form < IE * k̑i-wo < base * k̑ei-, (dark-)colored > OE hæwen, blue, har, HOAR]1. Obs. general appearance; aspect2. color; esp., the distinctive characteristics of a given color that enable it to be assigned a position in the spectrum3. a particular shade or tint of a given colorSYN.- COLORhue2 [hyo͞o]n.[ME hu < OFr, a warning interj.]a shouting; outcry: now only in HUE AND CRY (see phrase below)——————hue and cry [Anglo-Norm hu e cri]1. Historicala) a loud shout or cry by those pursuing a felon: all who heard were obliged to join in the pursuitb) the pursuit itself2. any loud outcry or clamor
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.