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vert
1[ vurt ]
noun
- English Forest Law.
- vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
- the right to cut such vegetation.
- Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.
adjective
- Heraldry. of the tincture green:
a lion vert.
vert.
2abbreviation for
- vertical.
vert
1/ vɜːt /
noun
- English legal history
- the right to cut green wood in a forest
- the wood itself
- heraldry
- the colour green
- ( as adjective, usually postpositive )
a table vert
vert.
2abbreviation for
- vertical
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vert1
C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green
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Example Sentences
The tiny creatures “drop the vert ramp” and do extreme stunts in a tiny skate park built by Willmott.
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Claude de Vert died; he devoted much attention to the ceremonies of the church of Rome, of which he wrote a history.
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A lizard (as supposed) vert, escaping from the trunk of an old tree, proper.
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When he got back to the Le Vert House with his unpleasant discovery he was burning like a furnace.
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It is always a good thing in life to be able to become un beau vert, even though the colour should not quite suit you.
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At my request, two detectives lived and slept at Vert-Logis.
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