aerugo

American

[ih-roo-goh, ahy-roo-] / ɪˈru goʊ, aɪˈru- /

noun

verdigris.

aerugo British

/ ɪˈruːdʒɪnəs, ɪˈruːɡəʊ /

noun

(esp of old bronze) another name for verdigris

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Other Word Forms

aeruginous adjective

Etymology

Origin of aerugo

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

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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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