n. [ L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion. ] 1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading. [ 1913 Webster ]
To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That with which a thing is suffused. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) A blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]