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Webster 1913 Edition

Hue

Hue

,
Noun.
[OE.
hew
,
heow
, color, shape, form, AS.
hiw
,
heow
; akin to Sw.
hy
skin, complexion, Goth.
hiwi
form, appearance.]
1.
Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
“Flowers of all hue.”
Milton.
Hues
of the rich unfolding morn.
Keble.
2.
(Painting)
A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.

Hue

,
Noun.
[OE.
hue
,
huer
, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF.
hu
an exclamation.]
A shouting or vociferation.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hue

HUE

,
Noun.
Color; dye.
Flow'rs of all hue.

HUE

, in the phrase hue and cry, signifies a shouting or vociferation. In law, a hue and cry is the pursuit of a felon or offender, with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.

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