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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Hue

/hwā/ · IPA /hju/
01 n. Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
  1. 1.
    Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
    Hues of the rich unfolding morn.” Keble.
  2. 2.
    A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.(Painting)
02 n. A shouting or vociferation.
  1. 1.
    A shouting or vociferation.
Phrases & compounds
Hue and cry — 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.