| 单词 | flame-coloured |
| 例句 | The flame-coloured carnivore emerged from beneath the tarpaulin and made for the hyena. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Tritoma.—Splendid stoutish-growing plants of noble aspect, familiarly known as the Poker plant, from their erect, rigid spikes of flame-coloured flowers; sometimes called Kniphofia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z And now my Lord Dunmore's boudoir on wheels drove up, and his purring Lordship minced off in the midst of his flame-coloured Virginians, for all the world like a white cat dancing through hell fire. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Arriving next day at an Indian caravansery, they remained some time shooting deer, monkeys, and wild hogs, flame-coloured birds, wild pheasants, and partridges that abounded in the woods. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z So too in stanza v. 'each sparkling nest,' the flame-coloured clouds are intended. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z Hundreds of fish, as they sprang out of the water, left a fiery wake behind them, like a rocket, while a flame-coloured ever-widening circle marked the spot at which they struck the water again. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z There was a delay of a moment, and M. De Bac entered--a tall, thin figure, bearing an oblong parcel, packed in shiny, black paper, and sealed with flame-coloured wax. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Lauzun regarded the Princess while she was having her head adorned with flame-coloured ribbons. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z This was a banner of flame-coloured silk, which was always carried before the French armies on solemn occasions for the encouragement of the soldiers. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z I waited until the sun had put on his flame-coloured robe before coming for them.’ The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z It is called Baaras, and is flame-coloured, and in the evening sends out flashes like lightning. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z The sleeper was small of size and mean of face, the weak lips hidden with a ragged red moustache; a thin crop of the same flame-coloured hair was on his head. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Right and left of the scarlet group are Tritomas, intergrouped with Dahlias of moderate height, that have orange and flame-coloured flowers. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z To your surprise you perceive one side of it to be literally blazing with flame-coloured orchids, red and orange. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Every wave had a crest of flame-coloured foam, as though the ocean were on fire. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z Japan Yuki Nakazawa unveiled the new boots he will wear in South Africa next month, emblazoned with a flame-coloured "volcanic lava" stripe and his name on the sides, also in fiery orange. World Cup Watch ? 24 days to go 2010-05-17T23:05:00Z He stood winking and blinking there in the light, the very image of the king with his orders on his breast and his flame-coloured hair gleaming in the light. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Red tammy enriches the colour of the room, but it is not agreeable to sit long in a room filled with the flame-coloured light, though this softens as the blinds fade, which they soon do. Household Organization The maiden was clothed in a robe of flame-coloured silk, and about her neck was a collar of ruddy gold on which were precious emeralds and rubies. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Within, the hut was only about five feet square; flame-coloured leaves had drifted in through the open doorway and lay piled on the hearth; on the wall were some names rudely scrawled in charcoal. Beggars on Horseback The pale, mauve-blue flower against the girl's flame-coloured gown made an odd, decadent note. Shadows of Flames A Novel Presently a man entered the room—a slight man, with a pale face and a mass of flame-coloured hair on his head; across his gleaming white shirt an order or two glittered. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z No relaxation of the Arm Spiritual till the culprit, arrayed in the flame-coloured robe of condemnation, was ready for the final relaxation to the Arm Secular. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Sir Toby also remarks to Sir Andrew upon the excellent constitution of his leg, and Sir Andrew replied that: ‘It does indifferent well in a flame-coloured stock.’ English Costume Etaire's flame-coloured robe with its stencilled blue border would be very becoming, and she longed to wear the Celtic ornaments which she had herself manufactured. Loyal to the School A great green and flame-coloured parrot, hung head downward in his yellow cage, began suddenly a mechanical, dry litany: "Ma�a�a! ma�a�a! ma�a�a!" The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon I could see the great crimson stream gush out all at once across the shapely sides, staining the flame-coloured stripes and reddening the black shadows. Miss Cayley's Adventures At the opening of the poem, King Arthur is described seated on a throne of rushes, covered with a flame-coloured satin cloth, and with a red satin cushion under his elbow. Needlework As Art Before these there knelt an angel in flame-coloured robes with wings like the rainbow. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Lesbia, in her flame-coloured dress, with gilt chaplet, torc, and brooch, made a truly Celtic maiden, and mercifully did not forget her newly learnt speeches. Loyal to the School He also bought boots and tried his elegant leg in a flame-coloured sock. Love and Lucy Eros, in a flame-coloured tunic, looked on with an air of studied indifference that might or might not have been intended by the painter. Audrey Craven A black tulle cap with flame-coloured ribands covered her head; round her neck she wore a string of large amber beads, a gold watch-chain, and a velvet riband from which her eyeglass was suspended. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Parrots love those trees, because while there they have sunshine, and because birds of prey cannot easily tell which is parrot and which is flower or flame-coloured lichen.' Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Great dark mountainous masses of cloud, with flame-coloured fringes, hung suspended over its shining surface, in which they were reflected with what was to Beth terrible effect. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius He had draped pieces of flame-coloured silk over the windows. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange "Cambriel"—who not only attained the philosopher's stone and the universal medicine, but ascertained that God is six feet six high, of flame-coloured complexion, and with particularly perfect ankles—runs him hard. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century On the left was a high Gothic chimney-piece of grey stone, the fireplace banked with azaleas, flame-coloured and rose. Juggernaut A few bald gentlemen were mopping their heads with flame-coloured silk handkerchiefs. Le Petit Chose (part 1) Histoire d'un Enfant Everywhere there were lamas, of course,—lamas in red dress and red hats, or lamas with blue-black shaven heads set off by yellow or flame-coloured garments. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Was she, perhaps, some straying angel—some fervid, bright spirit, flame-coloured and intangible, a being of the elfin race? Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The picture on its wrapper shows a man in green tights, and whose hair is blue, veiling his eyes before a lady in a flame-coloured robe who stares from a distance in a tessellated solitude. Waiting for Daylight From the window frames, stifling the light, depend flame-coloured brocaded curtains embroidered in Egyptian enamelled beads. The Merry-Go-Round The court and the higher orders wore black velvet, with flame-coloured waistcoats and sleeves trimmed with gold; the citizens left their shops, and spent the day in the streets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 The one light breaks into all colours—green in the grass, purple and red in the flowers, flame-coloured in the morning sky, blue in the deep sea. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John As he stood idly looking on, he began to notice the flame-coloured dress which had been Laura's flashing in and out of the more sober garments. The Privet Hedge This good Frate in his flame-coloured cope was now kneeling before the little altar on which the Sacrament was deposited, awaiting his summons. Romola She wore a flame-coloured evening dress—'Tout feu' as a ladies' journal would describe it—and a cloak of smoke colour which fell from one shoulder and double draped the other. Men of Affairs Mr. Stott was wearing a pair of "chaps" spotted like a pinto, while Mr. Budlong in flame-coloured angora at a little distance looked as if his legs were afire. The Dude Wrangler Also she wore a shade of bright flame-coloured silk which made a special appeal to his artistic eye, and he approved of the simple, graceful fashion of its cut. The Love Affairs of Pixie Miss Temple, I wanted to tell you, I wore that flame-coloured dress you gave Aunt Creddle at the promenade dance the other night. The Privet Hedge Pale Franciscan faces were looking uneasily over the boarding at that flame-coloured cope. Romola Regular as the sun's face in an almanack, it had a tint of golden scarlet, of ruddy yellow, which realised Shakspeare's gorgeous expression of "flame-coloured." The Lost Dahlia So the king slept on his broad seat of green rushes, over which was spread a splendid covering of flame-coloured satin. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls There was not a cool spot in that flame-coloured region; the yellow of his eyes was blood-shot, and his nose was richly Bardolphian. Rattlin the Reefer She had never thought of Laura being at a dance on the promenade, and the sudden idea of meeting the original owner of the flame-coloured dress gave her a little shock. The Privet Hedge Soon he rustled in flame-coloured taffeta at f�tes and receptions, for wealth and all the rewards of office came to him. Heroes of Modern Europe The girl in question wore a costume of flame-coloured woolen material that was indeed striking. Patty Blossom The maiden was clothed in a robe of flame-coloured silk, and about her neck was a collar of ruddy gold, on which were precious emeralds and rubies. The Mabinogion Vol. 2 And at the top of the helmet was the figure of a flame-coloured lion, with a fiery-red tongue, issuing above a foot from his mouth, and with venomous eyes, crimson-red, in his head. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 However, I remembered what Sir S. said about the flame-coloured heads of the children in the road, and that stuff Basil wrote in his notebook about Circe. The Heather-Moon Seen from the Flagship, the sun set exactly behind the purple island of Imbros, and as it disappeared sent out long flame-coloured streamers into the sky. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I For the plucking of the Rose had awakened the giant from his sleep; and the dream shrivelled and spun away in a whirl of flame-coloured vapours. The Field of Clover Any one less motherly than this Juno-like beauty in flame-coloured chiffon over gold tissue it would be hard to imagine. The Second Latchkey Her skin was tanned; her hair, flame-coloured, was confined by a classic fillet; her eyes, Oriental in fulness, were light blue—Ferval had crossed to the apparition and noted these things. Visionaries To them, all clad in a priest's robe of flame-coloured velvet, succeeded the Lord of Retz himself. The Black Douglas The maiden was clothed in a robe of flame-coloured silk, and about her neck was a collar of ruddy gold in which were precious emeralds and rubies. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 There lay, crossing the whole breadth of the river, a spread of close-folded masses of cloud, the under edges of which the sun touched, making a long network of salmon or flame-coloured lines. Hills of the Shatemuc His beard was bristly and flame-coloured, his face was crimson and pimply; lion-like locks hung in profusion about the collar of his shabby jacket. Mike Fletcher A Novel Wilhelm followed the old woman into the other room and beheld there a swarthy man seated, wrapped in a flame-coloured mantle. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Then slowly and deliberately he ascended to the broad platform from which the iron altar rose, and stood with his arms folded over his flame-coloured robe, looking gloatingly down, upon his innocent victims. The Black Douglas On top of them descended from the waggon on high a flame-coloured shock of hair surmounting a freckled face, a covert coat, a kummerbund, and cloth gaiters. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War In January or February the immortelle sheds its leaves and bursts into a crown of flame-coloured blossom. The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa Love stands by the couch in flame-coloured robes, fastened at the shoulder with the scallop shell which is the badge of pilgrimage. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Then he plunged into fluent talk about the afternoon's events, and his accepted offer of service, till Mrs Elton, resplendent in flame-coloured brocade, surged into the room. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India My lord Duke watched her until the last flame-coloured fragment fell, when she looked up and gazed into his face with a strange, tragic searching. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality But he made a note to try flame-coloured chiffon for Mabel. Love Stories First there was a mass of Juliette roses—gilt and velvet—then a staircase of sweet peas, flame-coloured, coral, crimson, magenta, purple, bronze and black. Balloons An earthen path followed the artificial channel through a dense grove of young maples, seeming to hold the sun in their flame-coloured foliage. The Three Black Pennys A Novel "Alpina" and "Flammea" are the synonyms, but I do not know it on the Alps, and it is no more flame-coloured than a cowslip. Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers It was a rose pink with some rich flame-coloured material in front, and was held by two of the narrowest bands on her shoulders. Simon Called Peter Pages in flame-coloured and gold uniforms lifted the silken rope that stretched its barrier between the impatient crowd and the tables; managers verified offered credentials and escorted laughing parties to spaces bespoken. The Common Law "If I find you worse tomorrow—" He crossed to the writing-table and began to separate a bunch of tiny flame-coloured rosebuds. Youth and the Bright Medusa Meanwhile Madame's muslin dress of the day before had been exchanged for something more appropriate to the warmth of her poetry—a tawdry flame-coloured satin, in which her "too, too solid" frame was tightly sheathed. A Great Success She had changed her white dress of the afternoon for a little black frock, one of her mourning dresses for her mother, with a bunch of flame-coloured roses at her waist. Helena And that was Turkil, clad like myself in silver mail, and on a white pony, but with flame-coloured cloak and scarf. A Thane of Wessex The corduroy trousers, Russian boots, the flame-coloured jersey actually arrived. Missing One cape was a garden of flame-coloured carnations, another was a bed of roses and other fantastic flowers with twisted stamens and metallic petals. The Shadow of the Cathedral She sat down also, her flame-coloured hair and bare shoulders gleaming in the darkness. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The vibrant little figure on the hearth rug, in a flame-coloured gown, was the high note that gave it all climax. Bambi Next moment there was a soft cracking sound; the egg burst in two, and out of it came a flame-coloured bird. The Phoenix and the Carpet The table, under a drop-light in a flame-coloured silk screen, was brightly set with silver and blue china. The Haunted Bookshop And she threw a complacent glance at a mirror near, which showed her a gleam of white shoulders in a setting of flame-coloured tulle. Sir George Tressady — Volume II This, like the rest of the furniture, was covered in white cashmere decked with flame-coloured and black bows, and the back of it was higher than the numerous cushions by which it was adorned. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings She was dressed in white and wore a straw hat with large flowers; she had a refined and gracious manner, eyes of blue, a very dark blue, and flame-coloured hair. Cæsar or Nothing One hand hanging by her side, the other hand holding open a flame-coloured fan; and it is this that makes the picture. Modern Painting Over all reigned deep silence; until, suddenly, a flock of orange and flame-coloured orioles with black wings swept down on a clump of bushes hard by and poured forth a torrent of wild, joyous music. The Purple Land The sun was setting low down in the heavens as in a sea of gold, one long flame-coloured line alone marking the horizon. A Trip to Manitoba The personage in the dusky cloak and flame-coloured jerkin was standing over him. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales At her feet lay an enormous dog with long flame-coloured hair. Cæsar or Nothing Glancing up therefore, Beltane presently espied a knight who bestrode a great and goodly war-horse; a youthful knight and debonair, slender and shapely in his bright mail and surcoat of flame-coloured samite. Beltane the Smith We went to a theatre the other night, and when we were settled there I saw my husband in the stalls with a lady in flame-coloured robes. Ideala She was daintily clad in a flame-coloured kirtle embroidered with gold about the bosom and sleeves, and there was a fillet of golden roses on her ruddy hair. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale The stranger was tall and thin, and attired in a dusky cloak which only partially concealed a flame-coloured jerkin. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales Upon the farther side of the bridge Madame de Medici, clad in a single garment of flame-coloured silk, beckoned to him. Tales of Chinatown Down at the foot of the grass hill there was a flame-coloured sky, with purple, soft clouds massed in banks high up where the dying glory met the paling blue. Seven Little Australians Lot one of the funniest of the party is wearing a gigantic cardboard nose and flame-coloured whiskers. The Nether World One of its walls was a graceful curve against which rested a large, real Turkish divan in white cashmere, its drapery being caught and held with lozenge-shaped bows of black and flame-coloured silk. Balzac She looked superbly handsome, with an opera cloak of flame-coloured velvet thrown over her evening dress, and a great fan of ostrich plumes hanging from her waist. The Gadfly Zahara entered the room, enveloped from shoulders to ankles in a flame-coloured cloak. Tales of Chinatown She was dressed up in a crinoline, a mantle and a straw hat with a flame-coloured feather in it, all very old and shabby. Crime and Punishment She was wearing a very short skirt, below which her white silk stockings—with more than one hole in them—and her dainty red morocco shoes, fastened with flame-coloured ribbons, were clearly seen. Carmen The entire room was hung in red stuff as a background, and this was covered with fluted Indian muslin, having a top and bottom beading of flame-coloured stuff ornamented with elegant black arabesques. Balzac Windows flashed flame-coloured in their grey sides, the gold and bronze tops of towers began to gleam where the sunlight struggled through. One of Ours The flame-coloured cloak slowly slipped from Zahara's shoulders, and the veils, like falling petals, began to drop gently one by one upon the blood-stained carpet. Tales of Chinatown Every shade of colour they were—straw, lemon, orange, brick, Irish-setter, liver, clay; but, as Spaulding said, there were not many who had the real vivid flame-coloured tint. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
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