behue

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!