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Example sentences for "divers colours"

  • As he spake, they came upon a tower as white as snow, with mighty battlements, and double moats round it, and over the tower-gate hung fifty shields of divers colours.

  • For the great web of history is composed of many threads of divers colours, and the warp and the woof are often exchanged, yet so connected and knotted together that the continuity is never broken.

  • And over the tower gate there hung a fifty shields of divers colours, and under that tower there was a fair meadow.

  • And over the tower-gate there hung a fifty shields of divers colours; and under that tower there was a fair meadow.

  • And when they came to the green wood, they saw many pavilions set in a meadow, of silk of divers colours, beside a river, and the emperor's pavilion was in the middle with an eagle displayed above.

  • Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • This mayor procured an act of parliament, that no known whore should wear any hood or attire on her head, except red or striped cloth of divers colours, etc.

  • Commonly he holdeth in his hand a small Cane, painted of divers colours, and towards the lower end set round about with such stones, as he hath, and pleaseth, with a head of Gold.

  • There are also in some places single Poles of an exceeding height standing by, with long Penons of divers colours flying, and a Bell at the end of each, as in the Figure B.

  • Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle work, of divers colours of needle work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • Have they not divided the prey; To every man a damsel or two; To Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, Of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • And the state is curiously wrought with silver and silk of divers colours, broiding or binding in the ivy; and is ever of the work of some of the daughters of the family; and veiled over at the top, with a fine net of silk and silver.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    alternating currents; before whom; class passengers; consulting engineer; divers colors; divers colours; divers manners; divers parts; divers places; divers sorts; diverse kinds; false prophet; free cities; given line; going back; had spoken; hiding place; little yellow; mountain goat; rich cream; said grimly; she grew; smote down; whole week; wise man; wooden mallet