See hewe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"word": "grasgrene"
},
{
"word": "grene"
},
{
"word": "plunket"
},
{
"word": "ewage"
},
{
"word": "asure"
},
{
"word": "livid"
},
{
"word": "blewe"
},
{
"word": "blo"
},
{
"word": "pers"
},
{
"word": "violet"
},
{
"word": "inde"
},
{
"word": "rose"
},
{
"word": "murrey"
},
{
"word": "purpel"
},
{
"word": "purpur"
},
{
"word": "claret"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "14ᵗʰ Century, Chaucer, General Prologue\nBoold was hir face, and fair, and reed of hewe.\nBold was her face, and fair, and red of hue."
}
],
"glosses": [
"hue (tone, color)"
],
"links": [
[
"hue",
"hue"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"brightness, clarity (tone, color)"
],
"links": [
[
"brightness",
"brightness"
],
[
"clarity",
"clarity"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"paint, dye"
],
"links": [
[
"paint",
"paint"
],
[
"dye",
"dye"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"complexion, appearance, look"
],
"links": [
[
"complexion",
"complexion"
],
[
"appearance",
"appearance"
],
[
"look",
"look"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"expression, demeanour"
],
"links": [
[
"expression",
"expression"
],
[
"demeanour",
"demeanour"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/hiu̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈhiu̯(ə)/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iu̯"
}
],
"word": "hewe"
}
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