terre verte

[ter vert]

noun

1. a grayish-green color.

2. green earth.

terre-verte

/ ˈtɛəˌvɜːt /

noun

1. a greyish-green pigment used in paints, consisting of powdered glauconite

adjective

1. of a greyish-green colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of terre verte¹

1650–60; < French: literally, green earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of terre verte¹

C17: from French, literally: green earth

Example Sentences

In the first place, all dyes must be soluble colours, differing in this respect from pigments; most of which are insoluble, and are only very finely divided, as, e.g., ultramarine, umber, terre-verte.

From Project Gutenberg

Continue in the same way till all the leaves are made, then wax the stems and run them through the begonia stemming, when they may be arranged in their natural growing manner in a flowerpot filled with moss; or, if preferred, the flowerpot may be filled with wax, in terre-verte green, and the stems must be placed in it before the wax gets hard.

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