saffroned

She understood him perhaps better than either mother or daughter; he was too late: he belonged to a distant time, the beginning of the Christian era; and often she pictured him braving the net and the trident in the saffroned arena.

The Place of Honeymoons Harold MacGrath 1901

The spirit of colour was flying in the distant trees, swathing them with brownish-purple haze; the sky was saffroned by dying sunlight.

Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

The spirit of colour was flying in the distant trees, swathing them with brownish-purple haze; the sky was saffroned by dying sunlight.

Fraternity John Galsworthy 1900

Room service has draped the wooden table in white, laid out fresh pappardelle with saffroned scallops and prawns, rare steak, béarnaise on the side…

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