terra verde
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of terra verde
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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It is to be combined with similar businesses — Terra Verde of Phoenix and Sword & Shield Enterprise Security of Knoxville, Tenn. — to form a new company called Avertium.
From Washington Post
In the lunettes along the walls are frescoed scenes from Genesis in terra verde, of which the most notable are by Paolo Uccello–the Flood and the Sacrifice of Noah.
From Project Gutenberg
In the same palace he did eight scenes in terra verde very smoothly.
From Project Gutenberg
Starting from the Azores in the summer of 1500, Corte-Real discovered Newfoundland, and called it "Terra Verde" from its dense woods of fir trees, which are now being churned into wood pulp to make paper for British books and newspapers.
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