vert
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.
Heraldry. of the tincture green: a lion vert.
Origin of vert
1Other definitions for vert. (2 of 2)
vertical.
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How to use vert in a sentence
L-bas, au pied d'uncoteau, il vient d'apercevoir un petit bois de chnes verts qui semble lui faire signe.
Contes Franais | Douglas Labaree BuffumA droite, une terrasse d'une style noble encadre un bois de chnes verts, tordus et eventrs par le temps.
Walks in Rome | Augustus J.C. HareMille fleurs naissantes maillaient les tapis verts is a clich only when read for the hundredth time.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de Gourmont"That sounds final," sighed the old man, helping himself to the haricots verts.
Hearts and Masks | Harold MacGrathLittr has an excellent example of the word: 'Les bleus teints en indigo doivent tre gauds, et ils deviennent verts.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for vert (1 of 2)
/ (vɜːt) /
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
Origin of vert
1British Dictionary definitions for vert. (2 of 2)
vertical
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