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verd antique

[vurd]
–noun
1. a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes.
2. any of various similar green stones.
Also, verde antique.


Origin:
1735–45; < F < It verde antico lit., antique green. See verdure, antique
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verd antique also verde antique   (vûrd)   
n.  A dull green, mottled or veined serpentine used in interior decoration.

[Obsolete French, from Italian verde antico : verde, green + antico, antique.]
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