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Her dress was composed of shreds of various-coloured silks and Linens fantastically arranged, yet not entirely without taste.

The Monk 2004

Sinai, grey granite dyked with decaying porphyritic trap, and everywhere veined with white and various-coloured quartzes.

The Land of Midian 2003

Long bunches of various-coloured pearls fell from her ears to her shoulders, and as far as her elbows.

Salammbo 2003

It has a certain look of rude magnificence, the effect of huge hanging balconies scattered in profusion over lofty walls, claire-voies of brickwork, and courses of various-coloured stone.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

But on the morrow, “when the sun came out of his chamber like a giant refreshed,” all was changed to joy; the garden vases were crowned with wreaths of purple and various-coloured ribbons, and the resurrection of the boy-god was celebrated by dancing, feasting, and revelry.

Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester

In some places the red rock was capped by a gray, flint-like limestone; in others this had disappeared, but underneath the red were regular strata of various-coloured rocks, pink, brown, light yellow, even blue and green being found in two or three sections.

Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico

When these were brought home, the young ladies tied gay flowers, made of various-coloured paper, upon them, at distances, with green worsted; and when these ornaments were finished, the branches themselves were tied together with strong cord, which was hidden by the foliage.

The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People Mrs. Hofland

The sisters of the bride wore crowns composed of plain bands of various-coloured ribbons -- nearly a quarter of a yard high in front, but diminishing towards the back, where the ends of the ribbons hung below the waist.

Through Finland in Carts

Outside the various headquarters, behold formal gardens of various-coloured stones, new cypress avenues planted, a rostrum in a sort of park for Wrangel to make his speeches from, new-built sentry-boxes with pleasant shades, a sun-clock, and the like.

Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Stephen Graham 1929

At the sides of the street sat and crouched the small squat figures of the Alaskan Indians, each with a mat before it on which the owner had set out his little store of wares -- bottles of various-coloured sands, reindeer slippers beautifully embroidered in blue beads, carved walrus teeth.

Five Nights Victoria Cross 1910