Suffusion
Pronunciation : Suf*fu"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.]
Definition : 1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading. To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. Ray.
2. That with which a thing is suffused.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913