English

hueing

From hue + -ing.

Formed from hue + -ing

Proto-Germanic *hiwją ‘hue, form, shape, appearance’

Proto-West Germanic *hiwi

Old English hīew ‘appearance, form, species, kind’

Middle English hewe ‘hue (tone, color)’

English hue

Today it means

noun A colour change in fabric caused by repeated exposure to colorants.

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