mat-laden

Updated: August 25, 2026

Its old dignity even covered the perky gilt inscription over the doorway, telling how James Blake was licensed to sell a variety of alcoholic beverages. One human figure alone was visible, as the chairs and mat-laden van slowly turned from the road toward the horse-trough that of a young man in straw hat and grey flannels making a water-colour sketch of the inn.

William John Locke - The Fortunate Youth