brightly-appliqued

Updated: May 9, 2025

Only here and there a vivid patch of colour the jade-green dome of a saint's tomb, the clear blue or orange of an Arab boy's shirt, the brightly-appliqued portière of a public bath, or the purple robes of a student of the Khedivial School these, in their Eastern setting, studded the scene with precious gems.

Norma Lorimer - There was a King in Egypt