hue Hear it!

hue1 definition

hue (hyo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. Obsolete 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

Etymology: ME hewe < OE heow, akin to Goth hiwi, appearance, form < IE *i-wo < base *ei-, (dark-)colored > OE hæwen, blue, har, hoar

hue2 definition

hue (hyo̵̅o̅)

noun

a shouting; outcry

Etymology: ME hu < OFr, a warning interj.

hue Idioms

hue and cry

Etymology: Anglo-Norm hu e cri

  1. Historical
    1. a loud shout or cry by those pursuing a felon: all who heard were obliged to join in the pursuit
    2. the pursuit itself
  2. any loud outcry or clamor
Hue definition

Hue (hwā, wā)

city in central Vietnam, on the South China Sea: pop. 211,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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