noun
1.
English Forest Law.
a.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
b.
the right to cut such vegetation.
2.
Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.
adjective
3.
Heraldry. of the tincture green: a lion vert.
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Vert
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir(ēre) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id4
1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir(ēre) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id4
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| —n | |
| 1. | English legal history |
| a. the right to cut green wood in a forest | |
| b. the wood itself | |
| 2. | heraldry |
| a. the colour green | |
| b. (as adjective, usually postpositive): a table vert | |
| [C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green] | |
| vert. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| vertical | |
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Example sentences
But vert is now being overshadowed by street skating.
The complex includes a concrete bowl, vert wall, boxes and a range of street obstacles.
There are plenty of solid street guys out there who don't care how far you spin on a vert-ramp.
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