Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hue \Hue\, n. [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 \Hue\, n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

hue
     n : the quality of a color as determined by its dominant
         wavelength [syn: {chromaticity}]
     v 1: take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a
          dull silver-grey"
     2: suffuse with color [syn: {imbue}, {tinge}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

hue
     
         (Or "tint") The coordinate in the {HSB} {colour
        model} that determines the frequency of light or the position
        in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and
        blue.  Hue corresponds to the common definition of colour,
        e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc.  The other coordinates are
        {saturation} and {brightness}.
     
        (1999-07-05)