Example Sentences
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He was strangely vestured; silver and gold gleamed in his raiment, and a large cross was outlined upon his back.
From Purgatory by Sadlier, Mrs. James
An interview with Tom Bakewell had put him on the track, and now a momentary survey of the table, and its white- vestured cake, made him whistle.
From Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4 by Meredith, George
But these great Beasts, vestured in angry orange, three stings from which—so 't was averred—would kill a horse, these were of a different kidney, and their warning drone suggested prudence and retreat.
From The Golden Age by Grahame, Kenneth
Every field is newly vestured in young corn or the olive greenness of wheat; the smell of the earth is full of sweetness.
From Ireland, Historic and Picturesque by Johnston, Charles
To the north and east are the Ochil hills, "vestured" in blue, and looking down upon fertile fields, umbrageous woods, and stately mansions.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
