hue

hue

hue¹ [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; aspect

2. color; esp., the distinctive characteristics of a given color that enable it to be assigned a position in the spectrum

3. a particular shade or tint of a given color

SYN.- COLOR

hue² [hyo͞o]

n.

[ME hu < OFr, a warning interj.]

a shouting; outcry: now only in HUE AND CRY (see phrase below)

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hue and cry [Anglo-Norm hu e cri]

1. Historical

a) a loud shout or cry by those pursuing a felon: all who heard were obliged to join in the pursuit

b) the pursuit itself

2. any loud outcry or clamor