| 单词 | dark-coloured |
| 例句 | She wore a dark-coloured travelling dress of some thin material eminently suitable for the heated atmosphere of the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He is said to be wearing a black baseball cap, black t-shirt and dark-coloured clothes on his legs, as well as carrying a small bag or case. Daniel Khalife: Police confirm new sightings in Chiswick, west London 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z He had a small, dark-coloured dog with him. River Severn: Llanidloes body identified as Natalie Dean 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Footage from the scene just moments after the incident shows a dark-coloured Chevrolet hatchback, its front crumpled and windscreen cracked, at a standstill on a zebra crossing between Kiah Street and Agrippas Street. Jerusalem: Five injured in car ramming attack near market 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z They are believed to have fled in a dark-coloured vehicle, the Met said. Burglars throwing toxic chemical during London raids, says Met 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Merseyside Police has appealed for information about a dark-coloured Mercedes seen in the pub car park that was used in the attack. Wallasey pub shooting: Sister says Elle Edwards was her soulmate 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Officers continue to hunt for the gunman who fled in a dark-coloured car, believed to be a Mercedes. Wallasey pub shooting: Christmas Eve attack victim named 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Female competitors at Wimbledon will be allowed to wear dark-coloured undershorts from next year. Wimbledon to let women wear dark undershorts 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A number of clubs, including Manchester City, are switching to dark-coloured shorts for women because of worries over visible leakage when players are on their period. Boots and balls made for men an injury risk to women footballers 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z They approached Mr Ugborokefe - who all parties agree was innocent - who was wearing a dark-coloured jacket, which had fur on it, the judge heard. Met officers accused of assaulting innocent man feared he had weapon 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z They said he was wearing a black bomber jacket, black tracksuit bottoms, a dark-coloured hat and a blue face mask. Cullybackey burglary: Man injured in hammer attack 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Snowfields, ice caps and glaciers around the world are already melting fast, and scientists say dark-coloured microplastics deposited at these locations can make things worse by absorbing sunlight and enhancing local heating. Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Women and girls can now wear mid- or dark-coloured undershorts, provided they are no longer than their skirt. Wimbledon to let women wear dark undershorts 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Officers have warned the public not to approach Farrington, who was last seen wearing a dark-coloured top, blue jeans, black shoes, a dark-coloured coat and has a dark-coloured rucksack. HMP Thorn Cross: Second inmate absconds in two days 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The force said Robson was believed to be in possession of a dark-coloured donkey jacket and may have changed his appearance. Paul Robson hunt: Police release new images of on-the-run sex offender 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Police said she was believed to be wearing grey/blue leggings or skinny trousers, with a dark-coloured fur coat and flip flops, and carrying a pink bag when she was last seen. Leona Peach: Police seek father of missing 12-year-old girl 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z A dark-coloured SUV approached, and two armed males inside demanded her keys. Philadelphia congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Accompanied by Manson and DaBaby, the three musicians stood on the porch of the replica home, surrounded by backing dancers in masks and dark-coloured uniforms as a cavalcade of SUV cars drove around the building. Kanye West: Kim Kardashian attends Donda event in wedding gown 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Moments later, Ms Farah said she heard extremely offensive racist abuse being shouted by a group of seven white men, who approached them from a dark-coloured van parked on the opposite side of the road. Racist attack investigation reopened by Met Police 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z His other hand was holding a glass of dark-coloured liquid. Top Trump evangelical backer out after racy photo 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z He also appealed for information about a dark-coloured car which was seen in Ardoyne Avenue minutes after the other car was set on fire. Murdered man was 'suspect in teenager's killing' 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z A memorable image from that time shows the scientist walking down the steps of the court building, dressed in a dark-coloured shirt and light grey trousers, surrounded by policemen. The 'spy scandal' that blew up a rocket scientist's career 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z I was working at the Sydney Morning Herald and spent a summer wearing long-sleeve, dark-coloured turtlenecks to hide my sores and any random bleeding. Bedbugs are tiny torturers that ruin lives – no wonder Bret Stephens was upset | Brigid Delaney 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The first officer then saw "a dark-coloured square or rectangle-shaped object pass down the right side of the aircraft with minimal separation". Landing plane had near miss with drone 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Reports said they were searching for a dark-coloured car. Three dead in Swedish cafe shooting 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The men were seen breaking into the museum through a first-floor window and making off in a dark-coloured SUV. 'Priceless' Chinese artefacts stolen 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z By dispersing specially engineered pigments in a dark-coloured surface layer over the top of a reflective white underlayer, PPG was able to achieve the same thing for aircraft paint. How paint jobs can make sensors and autonomous cars safer 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The light revealed dark-coloured letters against a brown backdrop. Sunlight identifies 17 Century painting 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The woman's partner told police that three men in a dark-coloured Chevrolet Impala approached their car on the motorway, before shooting at it several times, according to Fox 2 News. Bullet wound baby born to Tennessee teen 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z It is believed she was wearing a dark-coloured vest top and light-coloured shorts. Reward for safe return of missing Sophie 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Something like a conventional, dark-coloured headstone, for example. Do you find this grave disrespectful? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z He was also wearing dark-coloured clothing including a hooded jacket, tracksuit trousers, hat and woollen gloves. Family tied up in £100k jewellery raid 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Police say they are Hispanic and were last seen driving a dark-coloured SUV. FBI release sketches of kidnap suspects 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s visible to the human eye, too, and best seen against dark-coloured petals. Blue is in the eye of the bee-holder 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The third man is described as a white male, aged 30 to 50, of medium build, who wore dark-coloured clothing and was seen walking without a dog in the northern area of the heath. East Harling murder: Appeal for three 'vital' witnesses - BBC News 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Each of them was covered from head to ankle in a dark-coloured hijab. The man who brokered the deal to release the Chibok girls - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The fourth was of medium build with a fair complexion, wearing a dark-coloured thin padded jacket with stitched squares. Family tied up in £100k jewellery raid 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z West Midlands Police said it wanted to trace a dark-coloured BMW 5 Series following the incident at about 18:30 GMT on 28 January. Appeal after girl, 17, hit by car on Birmingham pavement - BBC News 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Sheriff Bosenko said police are looking for two Latino women, who were said to be armed with a handgun and driving a dark-coloured SUV. Police seek female suspects in alleged kidnapping of California mother - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The attacker, who was driving a dark-coloured car, was described as in his 40s, of medium build, with dark hair and a full beard. Woman raped in violent Manchester street attack - BBC News 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Witnesses reported an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles, a gray Dodge Charger and a dark-coloured sports car with tinted windows. US sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter, 15, shot dead in Kentucky - BBC News 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Both boys were described as being white, aged about 14 or 15 and wearing dark-coloured sportswear. Woman blinded in one eye following Clydebank laser attack - BBC News 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z "During the summer, there is a great boost to numbers, with lots of little dark-coloured, baby lizards making an appearance," said Philip. Slievenacloy Nature Reserve lizards adapt for NI climate - BBC News 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Black salt is a dark-coloured rock salt with a distinctive sulphurous flavour. The street food that powered the British Empire - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The suspects then fled in a dark-coloured people carrier, which police are still trying to trace. RAF Marham abduction attempt: E-fits released of suspects - BBC News 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The air is cleaner these days, ‘Black Country’ is no longer an apt description, and the dark-coloured peppered moths are vanishing as quickly as they emerged. Dark satanic wings 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Both suspects were killed after engaging in a shootout with policewhile fleeing in a dark-coloured SUV. San Bernardino shooting: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik named as suspects – live 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "For women: a full hijab; using a plain dark-coloured headscarf so the round shape of the face is visible, no make-up or jewellery." The 'ID card challenge' asks Iranians who they really are - BBC News 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The man fell into the road and then was hit by a small dark-coloured vehicle. Man dies after Edinburgh hit-and-run - BBC News 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z "At the time of the incident, he was wearing dark-coloured jeans and shoes," she said. Belfast sex attack: Fresh appeal after CCTV trawl - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The first famous dark-coloured peppered moth — a staple of textbooks — was recorded in Manchester in 1848. Dark satanic wings 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Both suspects were killed after engaging in a shootout with policewhile fleeing in a dark-coloured SUV. San Bernardino shooting: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik named as suspects – live 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In May, nearby cameras captured images of a large, dark-coloured animal experts thought might be a grey wolf. First wild grey wolf pack in nearly a century sighted in California 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z As it gets worse the trees will develop a diamond-shaped dark-coloured lesion on the bark. Ash dieback: 100,000 trees destroyed in bid to combat disease - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The victim was hit in Leeming Street by a dark-coloured vehicle, which also collided with an electric box before heading off along a bus lane and travelling down Clumber Street. Mansfield hit-and-run footage: Man 'crushed' against wall - BBC News 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Among the holes in the story was the identity of the gene that was involved in producing the dark-coloured — melanic — moth variant. Dark satanic wings 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z A dark-coloured vehicle was also seen making off from the gallery and heading towards Cheltenham, the force said. Artwork valued at £20,000 stolen 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Both of these services are offered by the thin, dark-coloured layer of cells right at the back of the eye. 'Light pipes' key to colour vision 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The victim tried to back away but was punched by the other man who was driven off in a dark-coloured saloon car. One-punch victim 'fights for life' 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z The gang who carried out the botched raid fled in a dark-coloured, high powered, Audi A6 estate which was using false number plates. PC hurt in sledgehammer attack 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The vehicle was abandoned in Gloucester Lane and police said the men got into a dark-coloured car that was last seen heading towards Stockbridge. Armed gang 'stole £1m of jewellery' 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Greater Manchester Police said at least two people were seen to flee the shooting in a dark-coloured vehicle. Man shot in buttock in street attack 2014-05-05T16:08:49Z He was wearing a mid hip-length, light tan-coloured 'Mac'-type jacket, dark-coloured jeans or trousers and dark footwear. Men sought in missing Claudia hunt 2014-03-19T22:12:32Z In contrast, Powell wears dark-coloured clothing to contrast with the snow, so Etherington can get a sense of where she is going on the slope. Sochi ready for biggest Paralympics 2014-03-07T06:59:03Z They are all described as being white, with five wearing dark-coloured clothing and the sixth wearing a cream coloured Adidas-type top. Taxi driver shot in passenger row 2013-10-19T14:05:33Z She was last seen wearing dark-coloured skinny jeans and a grey top. Missing girl, 14, and man 'seen' 2013-06-14T07:54:02Z The offender is described as a white male in his 20s wearing a dark-coloured bob hat, a dark hooded top and lighter coloured trousers or tracksuit bottoms. Car stolen with baby in the back 2013-01-24T19:01:29Z His approach starts with architecture: avoiding dark-coloured external surfaces, using trees and other shade providers, and installing proper insulation and modern windows that let in light but reflect heat. Air conditioning: No sweat 2013-01-03T16:05:39Z They show a man who is described as of slim build and wearing a green hooded top with dark-coloured toggles. Fire attack suspect shown on CCTV 2012-12-21T15:51:02Z At the time of the attack, the man was wearing a black full front zipped hooded top and dark-coloured tracksuit or jogging bottoms. Woman raped in Glasgow's west end 2012-05-21T16:09:44Z The attic roof sloped, the furniture was vilely painted in grained yellow, the arm-chair's prickly horsehair had broken to let loose lumps of dark-coloured flock. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Some scientists have speculated that desert varnish, a peculiar dark-coloured coating of unknown origin found on many desert rocks, could be a product of a shadow biosphere. Life-changing experiments: The biological Higgs 2012-03-28T17:20:33.930Z It is now applied to the dark-coloured aluminous members of the monoclinic amphiboles, occupying in this group the same position that augite occupies in the pyroxene group. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Lignum-vitæ is a very hard dark-coloured wood, and remarkable for its high specific gravity, being 11⁄3 times the weight of the same volume of water. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design 2012-03-06T03:00:25.777Z The best is dark-coloured whinstone, because it absorbs very little moisture, or in Scotland Caithness pavement 4 in. thick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z But how happened it that while repeatedly walking round the bird through the rushes I had not caught sight of the striped back and the broad dark-coloured sides? Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z For garden beds dark-coloured tobacco makes good mould, and shows up your little rose-trees. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The dark-coloured porphyritic crystals of basalts are known as basaltic hornblende. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Several icebergs were floating out of the sound, some of which were dark-coloured; and upon one I found a quantity of rock that had come down with it from the mountains. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Thus the red colour of wines may be removed by filtering the wine through charcoal; the removal of the dark-coloured 915 impurities which arise in the manufacture of sugar may be similarly effected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z As a result, white-coated horses are much less troubled by horseflies than their dark-coloured relatives. Why zebras evolved their stripes 2012-02-09T04:59:14Z The yellow shaded lamp shone softly over the table, where Christmas roses spread wide open among some dark-coloured leaves; where the china and silver and the coloured dishes shone delightfully. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The name is an old one of German origin, and was used for any dark-coloured prismatic crystals from which metals could not be extracted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Jaggery, jag′ėr-i, n. a kind of coarse, dark-coloured sugar made in the East Indies from the sap of the coco-nut palm. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The external pile is covered by the thin dark-coloured skin of the anal margin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z This effect made the dark-coloured horses very attractive to flies. Why zebras evolved their stripes 2012-02-09T04:59:14Z The wool of this sheep is coarse, much tangled, and felted, and mixed with coarse dark-coloured hair.' The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z In some species the adults assume a dark-coloured head every breeding-season, in others any trace of dark colour is the mark of immaturity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Then he placed the dark-coloured skin on the top of the bank, and within sight of the enemy, and at once sprawled on hands and knees and crawled along the hollow. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z There are in Spain two kinds of bear—it would, perhaps, be more correct to say two varieties—the large, dark-coloured beast, and the small brown bear, or Hormiguero = ant-eater. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z With the aid of the dark-coloured liquid the whole pound and a half of meat rapidly disappeared, and with it the better part of a loaf as well. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Some wear black or dark-coloured handkerchiefs bound round their heads, but all hold their broad-brimmed hats in their hands. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The two eldest were tall and slim, and had the same dark-coloured eyes, but there the resemblance ceased. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z This is invariably effected in vacuum pans—open boiling yields a dark-coloured and inferior product. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Cautiously Schoeffer switched off the torch, undressed, and put on dark-coloured pyjamas and felt bedroom slippers. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The wood contains a dark-coloured, fragrant, resinous substance, much prized for the odour it diffuses in burning. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z At the western termination of the beach was perceived the entrance to a small creek, while beyond this opening low, dark-coloured cliffs rose sheer from the sea. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The surface of it next to the infant is smooth and shiny, beneath which it is rough, that next to the maternal structures being dark-coloured, somewhat like flesh. Embryology The Beginnings of Life 2011-09-12T02:00:28.483Z For the dark-coloured wine is the strongest, and it remains in the system of the drinkers of it longer than any other. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Certainly they seem to vary, for Henty describes the honey as by no means good, being very dark-coloured, and having a strong, unpleasant twang. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z In the male the basal margin of the anal fin is also a little produced and dark-coloured. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Police said a dark-coloured motorcycle carrying two men wearing dark clothing and helmets crossed Clapham Road from the direction of the Stockwell Gardens Estate. Men quizzed over ride-by murder 2011-06-02T06:46:43Z Now, after some six years, they are healthy and dark-coloured, and have made good growth. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z A grass with a slender dark-coloured panicle, approaching the stem. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Of the white huanu, which is much stronger than the dark-coloured, less must be used, and the field must be watered sooner, and for a longer time, or the roots will be destroyed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z But if we could look still further backwards in time to the still earlier progenitors of these two species, we should probably see the adults dark-coloured. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z They were walking with a dark-coloured Staffordshire Terrier type puppy, thought to be about eight weeks old. Witnesses sought over Lennon bomb 2011-04-21T14:51:19Z It is harder than the newer wood that surrounds it, and is often dark-coloured from being impregnated with tannin and other antiseptic substances. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The white habits and dark-coloured mantles, contrasted well with the stone grey walls, as one after the other, noiselessly entered. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z And he pointed to a strip of dark-coloured bunting that now floated from the flagstaff. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The head of a fowl with dark-coloured flesh is cut off. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z He was tied up and bundled into a dark-coloured Fiesta car but escaped shortly afterwards at Skipperstown Road. Four arrests after kidnap attempt 2011-03-27T14:36:06Z They would also like to hear from anyone who saw a dark-coloured Volkswagen Golf in the hospital grounds early in the morning. Armed robbery in hospital grounds 2011-03-21T13:38:27Z A silver-coloured seven-seater and a dark-coloured moped or scooter were seen around and outside the politician's home in Green Lane at the time of the killing, the Met said. Stabbed politician 'was watched' 2011-03-16T12:23:52Z He was wearing a beret and a dark-coloured jacket. 'Horror' as children witness rape 2011-03-07T08:24:41Z The head, hands, and legs are cut off, and the trunk is taken to a dark-coloured rock, on which it is cut into nine pieces, which are burned until they are blackened. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Police said the man was in his 50s, with white hair and was wearing a beret and a dark-coloured jacket. Mother raped in front of children 2011-03-06T13:29:37Z Several villagers were strolling about under the trees, and they looked at this newcomer, with his dark-coloured clothes and strangely-shaped hat, with some surprise. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z In this picture gigantic structures of massive, dark-coloured stone tower up before the eye, vying in colossal proportions and ponderous strength with the works of the castle-builders of the feudal times. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The coat was of broadcloth, dark-coloured, and of good quality, cut frock-fashion. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z It was a tiny village of dark-coloured tents; to one side of this was a herd of buffalo that had come in from the plain to be milked. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Emery occurs as a granular or massive, dark-coloured, dense substance, having much the appearance of an iron-ore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The first suspect was described as being of stocky build and wearing a dark-coloured hooded top with the hood up and a scarf covering his face. Tributes paid to murdered student 2011-02-03T11:56:06Z The sun streamed into it obliquely through tall small-paned windows at this hour of the day; otherwise it had the air of being rather sombre, with its cumbrous dark-coloured furniture. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z The woman was stout, with a hard brown face and rolling eyes like dark-coloured pebbles. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z They are a very dark-coloured, and rather a diminutive race, with long heads, flat faces, and countenances, which have some resemblance to that of the monkey. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The same observation applies broadly to the attempt to confine a whole people, regardless of their capabilities, to menial occupations because they are dark-coloured. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z Of late years, in this country, mourning has been considerably modified, particularly for the male sex, who often content themselves with a black hat-band and another on the left sleeve of dark-coloured clothes. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z All along the road the stones were in general of a white and dark-coloured granite. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z She was rather a decent girl, ten years old, with dark-coloured eyes and brown hair, and one of her thumbs was double-jointed, and she had been eight times to the seaside. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z The rocks are generally dark-coloured and of fine grain, and everywhere they are worn by the action of the water into fantastic and beautiful forms. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The absorption of light-rays vibrating parallel to the cleavage is much greater than of rays vibrating in a direction perpendicular thereto, and in dark-coloured crystals the former are almost completely absorbed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z I went back to the dressing-room, took down a dark-coloured gown, put it on, and returned through the study. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Between the dark-coloured sand and the clay, as well as where the clay terminated, especially near the sand, runs water, which deposits clay, as the abovementioned spring does ochre. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z I noticed a dark-coloured object embedded in the corner of three or four slices. Dead mouse found in loaf of bread 2010-09-27T15:43:00Z The fatal shot was fired from a dark-coloured car which was travelling north on Harrow Road, police said. Man killed in drive-by shooting 2010-05-22T12:14:00Z The angle between the optic axes is usually very small, the crystals being often practically uniaxial; an axial angle of 50� has, however, been recorded in a dark-coloured biotite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The dark-coloured SUV was left parked in Times Square on Saturday evening with its engine running and its hazard lights flashing, with its home-made bomb inside. Times Square bomb plot 'arrest' 2010-05-04T05:02:00Z Police said he was wearing a grey, round-neck T-shirt, a dark-coloured jacket with white reflective piping on the back, and dark-coloured trousers. Missing woman police target clubs 2010-03-07T00:23:00Z But instead of seeking her room she found a light, dark-coloured shawl and crept noiselessly back to the settee, leaving the front door slightly ajar. The Man from Jericho She wore a common dark-coloured cotton gown, with an old tulle frill crammed in at her throat, but had neither ear-rings, rings, nor ornaments of any kind. Barbarossa and Other Tales Farther up, the yellowish-white limestone which occurs in Slave Lake formed a great portion of them; but here a greenish-gray, and rather dark-coloured, compact limestone, with a flat conchoidal fracture, replaces it. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea She shook her dark head, and dropped instantly into a little heap of satin and dark-coloured velvet beside him in the darkness. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel They have a shining, marble-grey and brown, thick, leathery outer coat, within which is a thin dark-coloured brittle coat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The dark-coloured Grands Mulets, no longer insignificant but rising some hundreds of feet above the snow, their wedge-like forms leaning well forward, seemed to defy the mighty downward pressure of avalanche and ice. An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc He was surrounded on every side by inexorable faces, which gazed upon him without pity or remorse, while on the table before him stood the small glass half-full of the dark-coloured liquid. The Red Rat's Daughter Most of those sent from Holland consist of the white-flowered variety, Marie Legrange, but the dark-coloured Charles X. is also grown. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The small, dark-coloured feathers are worth from sixpence to one shilling apiece.” The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Inside this external rind is a dark-coloured layer, containing an excessively acrid juice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" This tribe possessed a large number of camels of a curious dark-coloured breed, and also quantities of gray-coloured cows. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 The rock seems composed of spheroids, about an inch in diameter, surrounded by a smaller amount of dark-coloured dioritic matrix. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" It blooms in some seasons as early as March, and the pure white flowers, like silver chalices, stand out boldly from the bare dark-coloured branches. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens I kept on the jersey because it made me look dark-coloured, but I dispensed with the trousers. The White Chief of the Caffres In the middle of the garden a spring flowed from beneath a dark-coloured rock, surrounded by cypresses; marble seats were fixed in the rock. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Two slaves, crowned with ivy, dragged in the immense dark-coloured vase; it was of brown-black porphyry and of a singular shape, inscribed with hieroglyphics and well closed at the neck with plaster. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 The stars were shining in the sky and the sea was perfectly smooth, although dotted about it here and there were lumps of dark-coloured ice, almost invisible against the background of smooth water. Titanic The liquid is precipitated by alcohol, and the washed and dried precipitate is then dissolved in water and allowed to stand, when the salt separates in dark-coloured crystals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Andesite.—This is a dark-coloured, compact or vesicular, semi-vitreous group of volcanic rocks, composed essentially of a glassy plagioclase felspar, and a ferro-magnesian constituent enclosed in a glassy base. Volcanoes: Past and Present "Antonio, see if you can procure me a domino, a dark-coloured one if possible; and tell Carlo to bring the carriage round as soon as he can." Olla Podrida Overpowered by the recollection, she sank upon the small couch, which was covered with dark-coloured cushions. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 That was followed by a rubbing, jarring, grinding sensation along her starboard bilge, and a peak of dark-coloured ice glided past close alongside. Titanic A dark-coloured frame surrounds the gabled square of the picture, delicately traced with an ornament interrupted at intervals by thirty medallions on gold ground, each of which contains the half-figure of a saint. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" And a powder made of the light-coloured tubercle formed the main ingredient, said my cousin, in the love philter; while a powder made of the dark-coloured one excited, it was held, only antipathy and dislike. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. A plain dark-coloured chariot, whose dusty wheels gave evidence of a journey, stopped to change horses at Fushie Bridge, on the 7th of August 1838. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 The fire was continued until the thermometer showed that the syrup was within a few degrees of boiling, and the surface was covered with a thick, dark-coloured scum. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers Then she went to a brook, washed herself with the black powder, and became on a sudden dark-coloured and haggard; and thus she went her way to the city. The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales If he finds a little lump of dark-coloured stuff he scrapes it off and puts it into a watch glass. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 A glance showed me that he was a young man of slender figure, dressed in a suit of dark-coloured tweed, of English cut, and wearing a light-brown wide-awake hat. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Almost immediately opposite is a quiet, dark-coloured little brick house, with area steps descending in front and the entrance on the north. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London Agreeably to the Cuban notion of American costume, I don a suit of dark-coloured winter clothing, together with a red flannel shirt, heavy hob-nailed boots, and an engineer's broad-peaked cap. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Some other women were there, mothers with young children, nurses and governesses dowdily dressed as she was in dark-coloured stuffs, but she knew none of them. Olive in Italy It was only in a very few of the more sheltered places that it yielded a scanty return of a dark-coloured and shrivelled grain. Leading Articles on Various Subjects If the brandy is dark-coloured, it will spoil the look of the fruit. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The older women—their heads covered with dark-coloured handkerchiefs, occupied the left side of the aisle, the men crowded in on the right and at the back under the organ loft. A Bride of the Plains If this were not done the barley water would have a dark-coloured, unpleasant appearance. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience His tongue lolled out of his mouth and was dark-coloured and swollen, his head jerked forward loosely with each stride, and his tottering legs were bent almost double at the knees. In the Musgrave Ranges With respect to the origin of the dark-coloured deer, see 'Some Account of English Deer Parks,' by E. P. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) Clinical features.—The most conclusive sign of fracture of the middle fossa is the escape of dark-coloured blood in a steady stream from the ear, followed by oozing of cerebro-spinal fluid. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Elsa had tied one of her mother's dark-coloured handkerchiefs over her head and put her darkest-coloured petticoat on the top of all the others. A Bride of the Plains She brought him a dark-coloured gown and kirtle, and a stout winsey petticoat, such as serving-maids wear, and after long search she found at the bottom of a drawer a milk-maid's cap. Tales From Scottish Ballads The adjacent country is hilly and irregular; and the soil is, for the most part, a rich dark-coloured loam, intermixed with a small proportion of sand. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Another amateur asserts that not only all dark-coloured verbenas, but likewise scarlets, suffer from the sun; "the paler kinds stand better, and pale blue is perhaps the best of all." The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) The former consisted of jaqueta and calzoneros of dark-coloured velveteen, surmounted by a broad-brimmed sombrero of black glaze; while the complexion, although swarthy, was several shades lighter than that of the Indian. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness It is a dark-coloured spider, with a bright red or yellowish stripe. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia He wore a gauze hat and a dark-coloured robe of State. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era From 30 to 100 piastres is the usual price demanded, but it differs according to the length, size, and fineness of the bark; and dark-coloured sticks are preferred to those which are lighter. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Sheep have a similar latent tendency to become dark-coloured, and we have seen with what prepotent force a ram with a few black spots, when crossed with sheep of various breeds, coloured its offspring. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) The general aspect of the district is that of a flat even country, dotted with clusters of bamboos and betel-nut trees, and intersected by a perfect network of dark-coloured and sluggish streams. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Other things being equal, a crop on a dark-coloured soil will be sooner ripened than one on a light-coloured soil. Manures and the principles of manuring A light-coloured glue is not necessarily good, nor a dark-coloured glue necessarily bad. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Out of the corner of his eye he caught the gleam of a piece of light-coloured steel swung by a dark-coloured investor who craved to collect his investment, plus interest, one way or another. Lady Luck Two hours later the cell door was opened and a piece of dark-coloured bread and a jug of water were handed in to him. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia A tall, strong, dark-coloured race of naked savages were assembling on the shore, gazing on the ship in great agitation, with gestures of astonishment. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 The intruder wore a dark-coloured vestment; a low-crowned hat surmounted his figure. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 On the south side of the chancel, in the easternmost bay, is a plain, dark-coloured marble coffin, without any inscription or ornament. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Sub-race I. The English Carrier.—This is a fine bird, of large size, close feathered, generally dark-coloured, with an elongated neck. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. They were the most ugly, ill-proportioned people the explorers had yet seen; dark-coloured and rather diminutive, with long heads, flat faces, and monkey-like countenances. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Its form is short and compact, thickly covered with strong, dark-coloured bristles, except the lower part of the body, which is nearly destitute of hair. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America It was hog-backed in shape, and was strewn here and there with great, tumbled masses of dark-coloured rock, among which grew a few straggling bushes. Through Veld and Forest An African Story It is usually a rather dark-coloured stone, or a soft, red earth. Chatterbox, 1906 The cattle in all the parks are white; but, from the occasional appearance of dark-coloured calves, it is extremely doubtful whether the aboriginal Bos primigenius was white. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. A number of small dark-coloured patches which I recognise at once as one of our most beautiful fresh-water algæ. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children With the exception of the Manchesters, all the troops were in khaki, and were easily distinguishable from the dark-coloured mass of civilians. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Our patience was at length rewarded by the sight of a large dark-coloured bird, which we observed sitting very quietly upon a tree that was dead and leafless, though still standing. Ran Away to Sea As everybody knows, the upper side is dark-coloured, while the under side is white. Chatterbox, 1906 The dark-coloured varieties are generally larger than white Fantails. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. He wore on his head a turban of many colours, with braid and fringes of gold thread wrapped round a dark-coloured skull-cap. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Twice, in much the same language as had already served a like purpose in the play, does p. 120he mock his ‘dark lady’ with this uncomplimentary interpretation of dark-coloured hair and eyes. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles He started when he heard Mildred’s gentle voice exclaiming at its being so small and so dark-coloured. The Settlers at Home “Antonio, see if you can procure me a domino, a dark-coloured one if possible; and tell Carlo to bring the carriage round as soon as he can.” Olla Podrida There were other dark-coloured patches about the deck, but at that distance it was not possible to say whether they were the result of fire, or of something else. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas The Frenchman next tossed us something wrapped in banana leaves, a thick, dark-coloured paste of some kind. The Island Home Atlas, and "in a desert of dark-coloured sand met a river which he supposed to be the Niger." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Near the centre of the sound is a small dark-coloured, rocky island. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 The skin is generally dark-coloured, and rough, having a few scattered hairs upon it; proofs, however, have been found, that a race of elephants thickly covered with hair, once existed. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The front of the wind on the water was a solid, sharply defined strip of dark-coloured, wind-vexed water. A Son Of The Sun In one corner stood a small square writing-table, of some dark-coloured wood, with several drawers. The Island Home In both sides of the chest there was effusion to a considerable extent of a dark-coloured fluid, resembling porter in appearance. An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners Soapstock.—This substance is largely imported from America, where it is produced from the dark-coloured residue, termed mucilage, obtained from the refining of crude cotton-seed oil. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture Unscrewing the top, he poured from it into the wine glass a few drops of some dark-coloured liquid. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Yet so we did, till about half-way through dinner, and then, on great occasions, a dark-coloured rill of champagne began to trickle into the V-shaped glasses. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography How could I recognise you in a white person when you were so dark-coloured at our meeting on board of that vessel? Percival Keene Shortly afterwards, another body, with dark-coloured shields, made their appearance, who came down and joined the first. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa They are small, dark-coloured, graceful little animals, with humps on their backs, and legs as slender as those of a deer. My First Voyage to Southern Seas My good lads, a thoroughly well made thick blanket—a dark-coloured one—is a man’s best friend out here. To The West He was dressed in a dark-coloured turban, with a shawl over his shoulders, a belt, in which were three or four formidable looking daggers with jewelled hilts, and a curved sword by his side. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea Still the people behind, whoever they were, came rushing on, though as they were distanced they seemed to be more and more confused, until only a dark-coloured mass could be distinguished. The Three Admirals They were handsomely dressed in Soudan tobes of different colours—dark blue and striped with yellow and red; bournouses of coarse scarlet cloth, with large turbans of white or dark-coloured cotton. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The bodies were short and compact, and thickly covered with strong, dark-coloured bristles. On the Banks of the Amazon These horses are small, and usually dark-coloured; and a good one is valued at fifty dollars, or twelve pounds ten shillings currency, about ten pounds English money. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 It appeared to be covered with snow—here and there supporting huge masses of something, either boulders of rock, or dark-coloured lumps of ice. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" The presence in relatively large quantities of these bodies accounts for the brown colour of Egyptian and some other dark-coloured varieties of cotton. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student He has frequently found it, he says, in the dark-coloured varieties, and considers the variations of colour in cadmium sulphide to be owing to traces of thallium. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists If the livers of the first victims were dark-coloured or abnormal, they sacrificed others, to see whether the fault was due to disease or their food. The Ten Books on Architecture The outer side of this corridor is composed of coarse and dark-coloured mother-of-pearl shell of little value, set in a wooden framework of small squares, forming windows which move on slides. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 The moment he saw the carving ivory and the dark-coloured disc, he pronounced, in a tone of careless indifference, the simple phrase,— “Hornbill—de bird on him nest.” The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Unusually dark-coloured magpies flying about a house, betokens grief to the inmates. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales White doves do not quarrel with blue doves because of their colour, but white men fight with dark-coloured men. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London The floor was covered with soft, dark-coloured rugs; and on a square of white linen was a huge copper basin full of water, with folded towels laid beside it. The Golden Silence It should be so planted that its branches can rest on a dark-coloured stone; this will show up its fruit to advantage. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. Always clad in black or dark-coloured cloaks, with hideous black skull-caps or white-spotted blue kerchiefs on their heads, they are conspicuous everywhere. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond "They know—they know that I spoke to the dark-coloured corn." The Delight Makers Over the red clay, wherever the land has long remained as pasture, there is a layer a few inches in thickness of dark-coloured vegetable mould. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. The deep-yellow leaves stand out in rays from the dark-coloured middle of the flower, which is called the disk. Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I The scape is somewhat dark-coloured, especially near the apex. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. At a very little distance from the spot itself there appeared marks upon the grass as if footsteps, heavy, and wet with dark-coloured moisture, had trodden there. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 2 A Novel Topanashka could scarcely believe that his daughter had tampered with magic by causing the dark-coloured corn to speak, and keeping owl's feathers in her possession. The Delight Makers It was all just as she described; the thick, dark-coloured carpet, with the little carefully-bound strips of the same material laid over it to make paths to the piano, the stove, and other frequented spots. The Good Comrade At the same moment the door was half opened, and Lady Groombridge, in a heavy, dark-coloured gown, made her way in, with the swish of a long, silk train. Great Possessions The skin becomes moist and macerated, and bullæ, containing dark-coloured fluid or gases, form under the epidermis. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. In a portrait executed about this period, her dark-coloured dress is surmounted by a wimple with a double collar and her head covered with a cap in the Bearnese style. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) A single portrait has preserved for us his forked beard, his dark-coloured dress, the knife and pen-case at his girdle, and we may supplement this portrait by a few vivid touches of his own. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 The house was of wood, painted white, and had a high-pitched roof of strange, dark-coloured tiles; a canal lay on two sides, which ought to have made it damp, but did not. The Good Comrade Within a little inclosed garden I espied a strangely dressed figure, a dark-coloured Dervish, with long glossy black hair. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. It sometimes weighs eighteen pounds, and is different from the common turkey, in the flesh of the legs being white, while that of the breast is dark-coloured. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia Then wrapping himself closely round with the dark-coloured stuff and drawing the hood over his eyes, he lifted the curtain of his door and went out, without casting a look behind him. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster On both sides of the river are high dark-coloured bluffs. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. She is of a middle stature, dark-coloured hair, the most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast! her cheeks are dimpled when she smiles, and her smiles would tempt an hermit. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Young dark-coloured, with vermiculated marks on the chin, chest, and abdomen. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 It appears to me very probable that the same dark-coloured race inhabit the whole of Northern Australia, and perhaps extend over the islands in Torres Strait. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 They are a very dark-coloured and rather diminutive race; with long heads, flat faces, and monkey countenances. A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2 And numberless dark-coloured men with the ends of their, eyes red as copper, attired in clothes decked with gems, waited at the gate with those presents. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 The gaoler drew out from his provision bag a small dark-coloured loaf, which he threw at the hungry captive, who, to say the truth, had been half-starved since his imprisonment. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Rations of mealie pap—a coarse, insipid porridge—with a hunk of hard, dark-coloured bread were given to each prisoner in tin pannikins—not particularly clean. A Woman's Part in a Revolution The shore from Arundel-street, as far as he has explored, consists chiefly of a tenacious, dark-coloured substance, very closely resembling thick mud, intermixed with loose shingles, pebbles, and coal-slates. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 25, 1841 He passed into an inner room, and taking from a hook, on which it hung, a long, dark-coloured cloak, he enveloped his tall, unearthly figure within its folds. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The generality of specimens occurring in the Channel Islands are in either winter or immature plumage, very few having assumed the dark-coloured head which marks the breeding plumage. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands She was dressed in a dark-coloured corset fitting close to the body, and a hood of the same materials. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Finn looked then on every side, and he saw a rider coming towards him over the plain on a dark-coloured beautiful horse, having a bridle of red gold. Gods and Fighting Men The next day the seals continued, and we had soundings at fifty-three fathom, with a dark-coloured sand; upon which we bent our cables. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time For halls and dining-rooms a plain dark-coloured linoleum, costing not less than two dollars a yard makes and inexpensive floor covering. The Art of Interior Decoration The Graptolites are usually found in dark-coloured, often black shales, which sometimes contain so much carbon as to become "anthracitic." The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science Behind the children and their attendants walked Perseus himself, dressed in a dark-coloured cloak with country boots, seeming to be dazed and stupefied by the greatness of his fall. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Snow was falling, and there were still frosts in the mornings, but the roads were already dark-coloured and rooks hovered over them, cawing. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories People were to attire themselves in nothing but dark-coloured garments, and those who refused to obey were coerced in many ways. Korea's Fight for Freedom A large mass of hard dark-coloured, slaty-coloured rock in the centre of the two creeks with a passage on each side. McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia It was a solid cup, made of green moss, with an inner layer of fine dark-coloured roots, and lined with grassy fibres. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Its bed consisted of dark-coloured mud and the water was also salt. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Our breakfast consisted of warm bread, made of unbolted flour, stewed beef, seasoned with chile colorado, a species of red pepper, and frijoles, a dark-coloured bean, with coffee. What I Saw in California The soil of these level open tracts consisted of a rich, dark-coloured clay. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 This range is composed of a dark-coloured granite, very hard; near the water was a vein of talc schist, running north-west and south-east. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 Obsidian, a hard, dark-coloured rock of a glassy structure found in lava, which breaks with conchoidal fracture. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Accordingly where this dark-coloured deposit is most extensive the curved hill concentric with the outer margin seems less perfect; but whether worn by time or sweeping inundations I cannot pretend to say. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 But with the aid of a dark-coloured tallow-candle, which gave just light enough to display the murkiness and filth surrounding us, we spread our beds in the cleanest places, and laid down to rest. What I Saw in California They were dark-coloured and when first taken out had a foetid smell. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 The people of a village would be divided into tens, then a bag would be brought out containing nine dark-coloured pebbles and one white one. The King's Cup-Bearer Our view was decisive of the fact, that all further progress eastward was at an end, but to the south sandbanks and patches of dark-coloured water bounding our view left still great hope. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea On first landing there, we found in a clump of bushes a kangaroo, very dark-coloured, indeed almost black. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. His words fill the cowgirls with delight and surrounding Krishna 'like golden creepers growing on a dark-coloured hill,' they go with him to the banks of the Jumna. The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry The vast plains thus watered consist chiefly of a rich dark-coloured earth, to the depth of 30 or 40 feet. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 While preaching, he wore, in general, a woollen tunic, with a dark-coloured mantle which fell down to his heels. The Illustrated London Reading Book I shot some very large dark-coloured ducks in the afternoon. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea I cried, running forward, followed by Ernest; and we soon saw a dark-coloured figure approaching. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island Mr. Bolton lived in a large red-brick house, in the village of Chesterton, near to Cambridge, which, with a large garden, was surrounded by an old, high, dark-coloured brick-wall. John Caldigate Some of these bottoms were clean rock; others contained large deposits of mud; and others, again, were of a clean, dark-coloured sand. The Crater The rock forming the banks is of a dark-coloured slate, polished by the force of the stream, so as to shine like black marble. The Illustrated London Reading Book In the dazzling glare a great bulbous mass of dark-coloured metal heaved slowly up out of the water midway between the two trawlers. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles Purbeck marble is famous all over southern England, and many historic buildings, from the Temple church in London to Salisbury and Exeter Cathedrals, are enriched by the beautifully polished columns of this dark-coloured limestone. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter "I will anoint your sore with this salve," rejoined Judith, producing a pot of dark-coloured ointment, and rubbing his shoulder with it. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire A small dark-coloured ant sometimes migrates in countless numbers. The Voyage of the Beagle A report was current in Paris, not long previous to the year 1816, that some lodgers had found in the cellars several jars filled with a dark-coloured ponderous matter. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 All about the walls were cupboards, locked and padlocked, and concealed from view by hangings of dark-coloured arras. The Black Arrow While preaching, he wore in general a woollen tunic, with a dark-coloured mantle, which fell down to his heels. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 He was standing, he said, at the door of the cathedral, late in the evening, and when there was nobody nigh, he saw a dark-coloured chariot, drawn by six milk-white horses, stop close beside him. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Nor is it the white man alone that thus acts the destroyer; the Polynesian of Malay extraction has in parts of the East Indian archipelago, thus driven before him the dark-coloured native. The Voyage of the Beagle His dark-coloured riding cloak, displaced from one shoulder, hung around one side of his person in the ample folds of the Spanish mantle. The Bride of Lammermoor Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. The War of the Worlds The aconite has a short underground stem, from which dark-coloured tapering roots descend. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The chariot was followed by a numerous train of domestics in dark liveries, mounted on dark-coloured steeds. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 The mountains rose abruptly out of the glassy expanse of the lagoon, included within this narrow white line, outside which the heaving waters of the ocean were dark-coloured. The Voyage of the Beagle Then came many penitents, their heads shaven, their feet bare, and clad, some in dark-coloured cloaks, some in yellow robes, called the sanbenito, which were adorned with a red cross. Fair Margaret Afterwards rub them carefully with a soft flannel, and put them into a stone jar; laying among them blades of mace, and sliced nutmeg, but no dark-coloured spice. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches July 4th.—Once more punctured, and a gallon of dark-coloured fluid evacuated. 12th. The Dog The top-light, high up near the ceiling, threw a misty ray of moonlight along the greasy, threadbare carpet, and threw into relief a folded piece of dark-coloured paper at Jimmie Dale's feet. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale We then proceeded through some very bad spinifex, dark-coloured, long, hard and dry; we could scarcely get the horses to face it. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart When it was ready, she went to her box, took from it a small bottle, and poured a few dark-coloured drops into the food. There & Back Then pound them one at a time in a mortar; pouring in frequently a little rose water to prevent their oiling, and becoming dark-coloured and heavy. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches On the embroidered, lace-edged pillows lay a sort of withered, dark-coloured doll, with sharp nose and ruffled grey eyebrows.... The Jew and Other Stories Yushka, a tall, thin old man of eighty, came in with a glass of vodka on a dark-coloured tray, with a few patches of flesh-colour on it, all that was left of the original enamel. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I Ten degrees to the east of north is a large dark-coloured hill, which I saw from last night's camp, from fifteen to twenty miles distant. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart The bottles of which I spoke were made of very thick, dark-coloured glass, large at the bottom, and, from recollection, I should say held something less than a gallon. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published And numberless dark-coloured men with the ends of their eyes red as copper, attired in clothes decked with gems, waited at the gate with those presents. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Then there is a dark-coloured stone church, which still in common parlance bears the name of King's Chapel. The Englishwoman in America At one side was an inlet of calm, dark-coloured water into which, a hundred metres away, a tributary emptied itself into a lovely waterfall. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 At twelve miles changed my course to 29 degrees to examine three dark-coloured hills, where I think there will be springs. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart Her face had a very unpleasant appearance, being dark-coloured and swollen by the rushing in of the blood; her hands were tied and her mouth stopped with a large gag. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published Gleaming deadly white, pale as a corpse in the gorgeous sunshine, and utterly bare, except for a single shrub, it is based upon a broad, dark-coloured barrier-reef. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 They were all in pairs, harnessed to harrows, rollers, and ploughs, and out of the twenty, nineteen were dark-coloured. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Next day I found a large dark-coloured spider which no doubt was the culprit. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The species is widely umbilicated, and the peristome is usually dark-coloured. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart Whatever the general colour, the ears should be black or dark-coloured. Dogs and All about Them The children of the King slept in sheets of serge, and their nurses were dressed in gowns of dark-coloured woollen stuff, called brunette. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Had on when she left a dark-coloured calico dress, low quartered shoes, and stockings; took no other clothing. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States The cup was pear-shaped, massive, dark-coloured, and highly polished, with gold ornaments, and two small handles by which it could be lifted. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ He was seemingly a very large male, dark-coloured, and in splendid condition. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The feet well formed, and not flat, with very strong brown or dark-coloured claws. Dogs and All about Them TACTUS, in a dark-coloured satin mantle over a pair of silk bases, a garland of bays, mixed with white and red roses, upon a black grogram, a falchion, wrought sleeves, buskins, &c. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 If the stools have a very curdy appearance, or are too liquid, or green, or dark-coloured, or smell badly, they are unnatural. The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease Choosing and Trussing.—Choose young birds, with dark-coloured bills and yellowish legs, and let them hang a few days, or there will be no flavour to the flesh, nor will it be tender. The Book of Household Management The animals observed were, the Waraba, a dark-coloured cynhyena, with a tail partly white, a grey jackal, and three different kinds of antelopes. First Footsteps in East Africa After making their way through several apartments, empty or thus occupied, they, at length entered one of black marble, or some other dark-coloured stone, much loftier and longer than the rest. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 A dark-coloured mantle, chosen as emblematic of her clouded fortunes, was flung loosely around her; and its hood was brought forward, so as to shadow, but not hide, her beautiful countenance. The Betrothed Besides the common dark-coloured workers and light-coloured officers, I saw here many still larger individuals with enormous jaws. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The young ones are generally known by their yellow legs and dark-coloured bills. The Book of Household Management Behind it is a great clump of dark-coloured trees. Travels in West Africa In 3 hrs. most of the glands became whitish, others dark-coloured, and many oddly mottled. Insectivorous Plants Looking around from my elevated position, I perceived some large dark-coloured animal grazing on the side of a hill, about a mile and a half distant. The Great Salt Lake Trail Large boulders, imbedded in dark-coloured earth, lay on the steep slopes, and about these grew small herbaceous ferns in the greatest variety and profusion—a very paradise for a fern-collector. The Naturalist in Nicaragua According to Buffon, it is dark-coloured, and somewhat flavoured like the hare. The Book of Household Management This means that there can never be a dark-coloured yellow. Concerning the Spiritual in Art On the same leaf some glands become white and others dark-coloured, as occurred with leaves in a solution of the sulphate of quinine, and in the vapour of alcohol. Insectivorous Plants This second room was lighted and warmed like the first, moreover, heated water stood in basins of metal and on the beds were laid clean linen garments and dark-coloured hooded robes, lined with rich fur. Ayesha, the Return of She These were little soft-bodied dark-coloured insects, looking like aphides, but more robust, and with the hind segments turned up. The Naturalist in Nicaragua It is dark-coloured, and has something of the flavour of the hare, and is greatly relished, and much sought after by some sportsmen. The Book of Household Management Presently, for her sight was good, she saw fingers between them—long, dark-coloured fingers. Pearl-Maiden Some of the glands which had been in contact with the particles of pepsin, or with the acid secretion surrounding them, were singularly pale, whereas others were singularly dark-coloured. Insectivorous Plants Also I was desperately afraid of being seen in the lightning flashes, although to minimise this risk I had kept my dark-coloured cloth hat upon my head. Allan and the Holy Flower Does not Darwin assert that while white sheep and pigs are upset by certain plants dark-coloured individuals escape. Confessions of a Beachcomber It may be flavoured with a little tomato sauce, and, where a rather dark-coloured gravy is not objected to, ketchup, or Harvey's sauce, may be added at pleasure. The Book of Household Management Not only do the bright colours of flowers serve to attract insects, but dark-coloured streaks and marks are often present, which Sprengel long ago maintained served as guides to the nectary. Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom Turning now to the action of organic substances, the glands on which bits of raw meat were placed became dark-coloured; and in 18 hrs. their contents were conspicuously aggregated. Insectivorous Plants The floors were clean, and the stairs, too, after a fashion; but the coarse dark-coloured boards could not be made to look white. Mr. Hogarth's Will The last mentioned strata consist of dark-coloured micaceous flags, frequently calcareous, with a great thickness of shales, generally black, below them. The Student's Elements of Geology It should be chosen of a bright-yellow colour, with a little transparency: what is dark-coloured, fibrous, and stringy, is not good. The Book of Household Management The second bed, only six inches thick, is a hard, dark-coloured sandstone. Geological Observations on South America The uncle bade his nephew put out his tongue and seeing it dark-coloured said, "That black tongue will be thy ruin!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 Close to the granite, the clay-slate is changed into a dark-coloured, laminated rock, having a granular fracture, which is due to imperfect crystals of feldspar, coated by minute, brilliant scales of mica. Volcanic Islands The formation was well studied by the miners of that country a century ago as containing a thin band of dark-coloured cupriferous shale, characterised at Mansfield in Thuringia by numerous fossil fish. The Student's Elements of Geology Their flesh is accounted savoury, delicate, and stimulating, and the dark-coloured birds are considered to have the highest flavour, whilst the light are esteemed to have the more delicate flesh. The Book of Household Management The andesite is covered by strata of dark-coloured, crystalline, obscurely porphyritic rocks, and above them by the ordinary porphyritic conglomerates,—the strata all dipping away at a small angle from the underlying mass. Geological Observations on South America Another amateur asserts that not only all dark-coloured verbenas, but likewise scarlets, suffer from the sun: "the paler kinds stand better, and pale blue is perhaps the best of all." The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Many of the superficial fragments from these basaltic streams present singularly convoluted forms; and some specimens could hardly be distinguished from logs of dark-coloured wood without their bark. Volcanic Islands Hence the usual rule is that Himalayans are born white and afterwards become in certain parts of their bodies dark-coloured; whilst silver-greys are born black and afterwards become sprinkled with white. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 The eggs laid will approach nearly the colour of the layer,—light-coloured ducks laying white eggs, and brown ducks greenish-blue eggs; dark-coloured birds laying the largest eggs. The Book of Household Management Some of the varieties appear gradually to become porphyritic with feldspar; and all of them are easily fusible into pale or dark-coloured beads, strongly attracted by the magnet. Geological Observations on South America White chickens are certainly more subject than dark-coloured chickens to the "gapes," which is caused by a parasitic worm in the trachea. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 She wore also a large, loose, dark-coloured wrapper, which came well up round her neck, and which was not buoyed out, as were her dresses in general, with an under mechanism of petticoats. Framley Parsonage Boyd Dawkins believes that the park-cattle are descended from anciently domesticated, and not truly wild animals; and from the occasional appearance of dark-coloured calves, it is improbable that the aboriginal Bos primigenius was white. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 In connection with their value for table, light-coloured ducks are always of milder flavour than those that are dark-coloured, the white Aylesbury's being general favourites. The Book of Household Management The uppermost, dark-coloured, hard mudstone, bed 12, is in this neighbourhood the most constant stratum. Geological Observations on South America With respect to the origin of the dark-coloured deer see 'Some Account of English Deer Parks' by E.P. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 All were roughly clad in robes of loosely-woven, dark-coloured cloth, beneath which the women wore garments of white linen. Moon of Israel These she now donned, with some thick shoes, and a dark-coloured handkerchief tied over her head under the hood, so as to hide the golden glory of her hair. The Elusive Pimpernel That spirit of the age, Disharmony, must have presided when a child so vivid and dark-coloured was christened Bianca. Fraternity The man reached out a hand, covered with black hairs, and took up a tumbler that contained a dark-coloured fluid. Villa Rubein, and other stories Sheep have a similar latent tendency to become dark-coloured, and we have seen with what prepotent force a ram with a few black spots, when crossed with white sheep of various breeds, coloured its offspring. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 A long dark-coloured sea-cloak,—Which she dragged out of a corner, was disposed for a pall. Guy Mannering As I wish to describe these persons as accurately as possible, I may add, he wore a dark-coloured coat, corduroy breeches, and spatterdashes. Redgauntlet The only species of monkey I met with at Caripi was the same dark-coloured little Midas already mentioned as found near Para. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Over the red clay, wherever the land has long remained as pasture, there is a layer a few inches in thickness, of dark-coloured vegetable mould. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits But if we could look still further back to the still earlier progenitors of these two species, we should probably see the adults dark-coloured. The Descent of Man Then a heavier gust blew all away down wind in grains of dark-coloured dust. Soldiers Three - Part 2 If there are several dark-coloured marks on the body, take some water and let it fall drop by drop on to them. Historic China, and other sketches Ague is known only on the banks of those tributary streams which have dark-coloured water. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Rain-water, oozing down the burrows would also carry fine dark-coloured particles into every crevice. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits I have, therefore, spoken in the text of the dark-coloured races having a finer sense of smell than the white races. The Descent of Man The Arabs assert that the dark-coloured, thick-bodied species is more to be dreaded than the other. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs She dressed herself in a quiet, dark-coloured frock. The Fawn Gloves The pool swarmed with water-fowl; snowy egrets, dark-coloured striped herons, and storks of various species standing in rows around its margins. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it. Resurrection Undoubtedly it was a very fine face, with little or nothing of the negroid type about it; indeed, he might have been a rather dark-coloured Arab, to which stock he probably threw back. Child of Storm Our own door flew open, and a lady, clad in some dark-coloured stuff, with a black veil, entered the room. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes He drew from his bosom a small crystal vial, cased in silver filigree-work, and dropped into a little golden drinking-cup a small portion of a dark-coloured fluid. The Talisman Indeed, certain cracks in the floor appeared to have been filled in with some dark-coloured cement. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Close by was a watercourse, which appears on some maps as a river, under the name of Karalyk, but which was at that time merely a succession of pools containing a dark-coloured liquid. Russia They will also find it difficult to account for negroes and other dark-coloured races blushing, in whom a change of colour in the skin is scarcely or not at all visible. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals It is not at all surprising that the dark-coloured races should blush, though no change of colour is visible in their skins. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals This view would also be opposed to what has. just been said about the dark-coloured races blushing in an invisible manner. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals The following case is worth giving, as it relates to an old man who was unusually dark-coloured and partly tattooed. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals The sign of it is a thing like a boil, with a dark-coloured rim. Russia |
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