2. Color quality proper; -- called also {hue}. Also, a
gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade.
She was dressed in a soft cloth of a gray tone.
--Sir G.
Parker.
3. (Plant Physiol.) The condition of normal balance of a
healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and
moisture.
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 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.