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terra verde

American  
[ter-uh ver-dey, ter-rah ver-de] / ˈtɛr ə ˈvɛr deɪ, ˈtɛr rɑ ˈvɛr dɛ /

noun

  1. green earth.


Etymology

Origin of terra verde

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1895–1900

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In the same palace he did eight scenes in terra verde very smoothly.

From The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Vasari, Giorgio

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 The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.

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