Sentence examples for striking hue from inspiring English sources

The textile's striking hue is achieved by dipping it into indigo, a plant extract, and a stabilising mix of egg white, pig or ox's blood and fermented fruit juices; it is then beaten to achieve a sheen or patina.

Although there are several flower colours, the best known are the blue poppies, which are highly prized ornamentals for their striking hues.

The changing of the season heralds the start of one of nature's most spectacular shows, as autumn leaves transform into striking hues of red, amber and yellow.

He turned to his fauvist roots for the striking hues so typical of tuberculous complexion, to his friend Brancusi's sculptures for the studied serenity, and to his own emotional capacity for the depths of darkness welled in those stylized eyes.

Violacein-producing bacteria, with their striking purple hues, have undoubtedly piqued the curiosity of scientists since their first discovery.

It surges straight ahead through the thickest of forests, with its reddish hue and striking white stripes confusing predators.

21– 24 The fruits of the plant Margaritaria nobilis in the rain forests of Middle and South America have a striking blue - green hue.

So the striking blue-and-green hues of swimming pools and water-treatment plants complement red-and-orange shipping containers.

Her most striking feature was a bluish hue of her face (Fig. 1) including her lips and forearms.

Under cloudless Chicago skies on Monday, the leaves on Medinah trees beginning to turn the same reddish-brown hue as the striking old masonic clubhouse, both captains left those listening in no doubt about the magnitude of what is to follow.

In a different vein, several oils on paper are striking floral images in bright hues (although one is all black) on very light grounds.