aerugo

[ih-roo-goh, ahy-roo-]

noun

1. verdigris.

aerugo

/ ɪˈruːdʒɪnəs, ɪˈruːɡəʊ /

noun

1. (esp of old bronze) another name for verdigris

Other Word Forms

• aeruginous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerugo¹

1745–55; < Latin, equivalent to aer- (stem of aes aes ) + -ūgō suffix used in forming names of rusts and surface growths; ferruginous, lanugo

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerugo¹

C18: from Latin, from aes copper, bronze

Example Sentences

Applied the aerugo aeris. 31st.

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But nevertheless, you say—which But is aerugo mera, a rust which spoils the good metal it grows upon.

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