behue

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English

Etymology

From be- +‎ hue.

Verb

behue (third-person singular simple present behues, present participle behuing, simple past and past participle behued)

  1. (transitive) To endow with hue or colour; to colour; make colourful.
    • 1873, Francis Saltus Saltus, Honey and Gall:
      Splendent of carnal glamour from thy brain Like precious stones behued in tints divine, That hide in dazzling depths a soul long lain, A spirit crystallized, infused, benign!