hue (1), he we, heu

[A. S. hiw, heow, heb= appearance; cogn. with Sw. hy =skin, complexion; Goth. hiwi form, appearance.] 1. Ord. Lang .: Color, shade of color, tint, dye. "Madonna's face upon him shone, Painted in heavenly hues above. Byron : Siege of Corinth, xxx. 2. Paint .: A compound color in which one of the primaries predominates. Such are the various grays which are composed of the three primary IMG:content-1334.png:[blocks in formation] "There is yet another species of arrest, wherein both officers and private men are concerned, and that is, upon a hue and cry raised upon a felony committed. A hue and cry, hutesium et clamor, is the old common law proce of pursuing, with horn and with voice, all felons, and such as have dangerously wounded another."-Black stone: Comment, bk. iv., ch. 21.