vert

¹

[ vurt ]

noun

1. English Forest Law.
   1. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
   2. the right to cut such vegetation.
2. Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.

adjective

1. Heraldry. of the tincture green:

   a lion vert.

vert.

²

abbreviation for

1. vertical.

vert.

¹

abbreviation for

1. vertical

vert

²

/ vɜːt /

noun

1. English legal history
   1. the right to cut green wood in a forest
   2. the wood itself
2. heraldry
   1. the colour green
   2. ( as adjective, usually postpositive )

      a table vert

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

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 -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green

Example Sentences

The tiny creatures “drop the vert ramp” and do extreme stunts in a tiny skate park built by Willmott.

From The Daily Beast

Claude de Vert died; he devoted much attention to the ceremonies of the church of Rome, of which he wrote a history.

From Project Gutenberg

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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Related Words

• blue-green
• olive