| 单词 | buff-coloured |
| 例句 | The buff-coloured bands are volcanic rock, which is not soluble. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We finally tracked this old despatch down in the National Archives, in an ordinary looking buff-coloured file entitled "Foreign diplomatic representation in Algeria". The story of Major's gift horse 2012-09-21T03:19:36Z He wore a buff-coloured jerkin, opened at the neck for comfort's sake, and frayed and soiled from the wearing of armour, his breast- and back-plates of dull steel having been removed. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z It was a buff-coloured slime of persistently adhesive nature, and not content with thickly coating one's shoes, it tried to drag them off. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Letters of business are generally enclosed in yellow or buff-coloured envelopes. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z "And about time too," added the youth, as he ripped open the long, buff-coloured envelope bearing the words "Broughborough International Marine Telegraph Company". The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z With her black hull, white upper works, and buff-coloured masts and funnels, she looked a totally different vessel from the grey monster that was on the point of being sent to the scrap-heap. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Kewense, a beautiful hybrid between Henryi and a variety of Browni; it grows about 6 feet high, and has buff-coloured flowers about 8 inches across, fading off to creamy white at the tips. Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air 2011-09-10T02:00:24.197Z The hemlock in its centre, with its triple spires, had been brought, a tiny seedling, by her great-great-grandmother from White Sulphur Springs, rooted in a gourd tied on the back of an old buff-coloured coach. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Very carefully Sophie edged herself into it, and wrapped its nondescript buff-coloured folds over her dress. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Body, buff-coloured fur and a small yellow hackle for legs round the head; wings of the buff-coloured feather inside the wing of the thrush. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z The buff-coloured castle has become orange-coloured, and looks quite worn with weeping. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z It is constructed of bricks, which are allowed to retain their original colour; and surrounded by buff-coloured pilasters of stucco work, which is here generally substituted for granite in facings. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Malcolm Sage was seated at his table carefully studying several sheets of buff-coloured paper fastened together in the top left-hand corner with thin green cord. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall That jay is perched on the topmost bough of the grove; and the man has caught a glimpse of something buff-coloured behind the aspens. The Story of the Trapper The Yellow Sally.—The body is made of buff-colored fur, and a small yellow hackle for legs round the head; the wings are made of the buff-coloured feather inside the wing of the thrush. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Patsy held up a buff-coloured satin gown, pointing out with pride where he had filled up the deficiencies of a very low neck with the top of a green silk pelerine. The Weans at Rowallan All three were armed with revolvers, and short swords called 'machetes,' and they were attired in brown holland blouses, buff-coloured shoes, and Panama hats. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Malcolm Sage looked up from the buff-coloured paper before him, then picking up a photograph from the table, proceeded to study it with great intentness. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Up the river and well in sight of the hippopotami, a number of little buff-coloured animals dabbled in the water. Tales of Space and Time The same plant would produce one year only buff-coloured, and next year only rose-coloured flowers; and then would change again, or produce at the same time flowers of both colours. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Before Lull had time to reply the door was once more opened, and old Mrs Glover came in, looking very apologetic in the full-skirted, buff-coloured satin gown that Patsy had made wearable. The Weans at Rowallan They are all attired in brown holland blouses, white trousers, buff-coloured shoes and straw hats. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba An example of quilting, attributed to the Island of Sicily about the year 1400, is described as being a ground of buff-coloured linen. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them The sandstone matrix of these coal-beds constitutes the grey and buff-coloured rock so well known in the neighbourhood of the Forest as a valuable building material, as well as for ornamental stonework. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account He threw a long buff-coloured overcoat across his arm, and went slowly downstairs. The Green Carnation The cottage roofs are of shingle, buff-coloured and grey, with a silvery sheen. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The equestrians follow at a jog-trot; the extreme tips of their buff-coloured shoes lightly touching the stirrups; their knees firmly pressed against the saddles; their figures bolt upright and immovable. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Her hand fumbled beneath her apron and she produced a buff-coloured envelope. The Grell Mystery Date about 1400.—In this interesting example of quilting, which is exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the ground is composed of a buff-coloured linen. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving It is permanent when dry; on heating to 130� C. it loses water and gives the anhydrous dioxide as an unstable, pale buff-coloured powder, very sparingly soluble in water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Yes, there was Franklin's pale buff-coloured countenance raised to hers, serene and smiling. Franklin Kane A stray picture or two had found their way down there, and made agreeable patches of dark brown on the buff-coloured walls. Scenes of Clerical Life And she advised them to be content with the prettiest balls they could get, which were of nice smooth buff-coloured leather, very well made, and neither too soft nor too hard. The Tapestry Room A Child's Romance Thus, if he wore a cream-coloured cravat, he would have a buff-coloured waistcoat, if a striped waistcoat, then the starcher would be imbued with somewhat of the same colour and pattern. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour "It's lucky in another way," he added, staring darkly at the buff-coloured wall that separated them from Number 13. Left Tackle Thayer She would behold peaceful inland horizons, taste the freedom of spirit and the content which the long, smooth buff-coloured roads, leading to unknown towns and unvisited country-side, so deliciously give. Deadham Hard His feet were effeminately small, and were clad in buff-coloured silk stockings, and little womanish bronze-leather slippers. The Woman in White The phrase drifted loose in my mind for a moment, and then I saw it in red lettering on a little buff-coloured pamphlet, to read which made one shiver and creep. The Island of Doctor Moreau Hideous coloured diagrams of the ravages of hideous diseases decorated the barren buff-coloured walls. The Moonstone Across the room she could see the pale buff-coloured magazine, on the table where, five minutes ago, Mamma had laid it down. Mary Olivier: a Life His clothes of buff-coloured whipcord were smart and jaunty, his neckerchief as gay as if he had been going to a fair. The Middle Temple Murder He pointed to the picture of the Madonna, the upper part of which represented the conventional cherubs of Italian Art, celestially provided with sitting accommodation for their chins, on balloons of buff-coloured cloud. The Woman in White The choicest sorts are the buff-coloured, and those that are entirely black. The Book of Household Management Calcareous loam, buff-coloured, resembling loess, for the most part unstratified, in some places with slight traces of stratification, containing freshwater and land shells, with bones of elephants, etc.; thickness about 15 feet. The Antiquity of Man The boy was clad in a grey suit of the finest cloth, laid down with silver lace, with a buff-coloured cloak of the same pattern. The Fortunes of Nigel A little hand-mirror, framed in carved ivory inlaid with coral, and a fan, lay on a tiny spindle-legged table close in front of her, together with a buff-coloured cup of chocolate. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Here is a buff-coloured block roughly in the shape of a mushroom with a flat top, irregular edges, and a bulbous stalk. Confessions of a Beachcomber So the man drew the buff-coloured silk curtains: and Aaron, sitting in bed, could see away beyond red roofs of a town, and in the further heaven great snowy mountains. Aaron's Rod I like subdued tints and mellow rich tones; that is why I bind my books in buff-coloured Russian calf. Herb of Grace Godmother was driving herself—a low basket-carriage, harnessed to two buff-coloured ponies. The Getting of Wisdom Mr. Harding, however, thought the old reddish-brown much preferable to the gaudy buff-coloured trumpery moreen which Mrs. Proudie had deemed good enough for her husband's own room in the provincial city of Barchester. Barchester Towers The colour differs considerably,—the Cochins laying buff-coloured eggs; the Malays a paler variable buff; and Games a still paler buff. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 Mr Harding, however, thought the old reddish brown much preferable to the gaudy buff-coloured trumpery moreen which Mrs Proudie had deemed good enough for her husband's own room in the provincial city of Barchester. Barchester Towers The same plant would produce one year only buff-coloured, and next year only rose- coloured flowers; and then would change again, or produce at the same time flowers of both colours. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 |
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