There was a vapourous glitter on the water of the broad river, a dewy or hazy veil on the land; the scene could not be imagined more witching fair or more removed from any sort of discordance.
"A Red Wallflower"
Susan Warner
She was arrayed in a voluminous robe of pale blue silk vapourous with trimmings of light gauze of the same hue, gaze de Chambery, matching her fair hair and dear skin for the complete overthrow of less inflammable men than Willoughby.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
Before him the outline of the arch stood out with gloomy distinctness against a cold, lowering background of vapourous sky.
"Berenice"
E. Phillips Oppenheim