vapour
noun
vapoury
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a word derived from
vapour.
Example Sentences
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A vapoury stripe of mist indicated the mirror of the Bodensee, which it covered; and all that he saw was wide and grand and beautiful.
From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
They were soon on the top of the highest mountain in Wales, and surrounded by a vapoury company of goats with shadowy horns.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes
The earth, burned up and dry as tinder, gave forth a thin vapoury mist, that here and there hung over the surface in condensed masses, giving that appearance known as the mirage.
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
Strange, clear, and childlike sounded her laugh in the cloud and vapoury fragrance....
From Psyche by Louis Couperus
Not so peremptorily as the roses—and yet with more assurance of welcome—Reuben Taylor knocked at the door during breakfast time; scattering the abstract musings that floated about the coffee-pot and mingled with its vapoury cloud.
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner
