Hue
Hue , noun
[Old English hew, heow, color, shape, form, Anglo-Saxon hiw, heow; akin to Swedish hy skin, complexion, Gothic hiwi form, appearance.]
1.
Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
Flowers of all hue.
Hues of the rich unfolding morn.
2.
(Painting) A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
Hue , noun
[Old English hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. from Old French hu an exclamation.]
A shouting or vociferation.
Collocations (1)
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