hue

  • 51hue — noun Etymology: Middle English hewe, from Old English hīw; akin to Old Norse hȳ plant down, Gothic hiwi form Date: before 12th century 1. complexion, aspect < political parties of every hue Louis Wasserman > 2. a. color b. gradation of color …

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  • 52Hue — or French Hué geographical name city & port central Vietnam in Annam; formerly capital of Annam population 211,718 …

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  • 53Hué — geographical name see Hue …

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  • 54HUE — *  (H s aspire.) Mot dont se servent les charretiers pour faire avancer les chevaux, et particulièrement pour les faire tourner à droite. Ils emploient de même les termes Prov., fig. et pop., L un tire à hue et l autre à dia, se dit Lorsque deux&#8230; …

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  • 55Hue — noun a) A notable port city in central Vietnam Hue is the capital of Vietnams North Central Coast economic region b) A Vietnamese province named after its above capital …

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  • 56hue — noun /hju/ a) A color, or shade of color, blee; tint; dye. A great chocolate coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours; so that as the cab crawled from street to street, Mr.&#8230; …

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  • 57hue — One of the three qualities of color; that property by which colors of the spectrum are distinguished from each other and from grays of similar brightness; determined by the wavelength or a combination of wavelengths of light. * * * hue hyü n the&#8230; …

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  • 58Hue — To shout, as when hunting or in battle. [&LT; OldFr. huer = to shout] Cf. Hue and cry …

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  • 59Hue — This early surname recorded in over seventy forms ranging from Hugh, Hew, Hauch, and Gon (!), to Hugett, Hugonneau, and Ughini, is of pre 7th century German origins. The first spelling was as the given name Hugo meaning heart or mind , and as&#8230; …

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  • 60HUÉ —    (30), capital of the French protectorate Annam, on the Hué, 10 m. above its mouth, is strongly fortified with walls and a citadel …

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