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verde antique

[vurd]

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; < French < Italian verde antico literally, antique green. See verdure, antique
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verde antique

noun
a dark green impure marble [syn: verd antique
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