verd antique

American  

[vurd] / vɜrd /

Or verde antique

noun

1. a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes.

2. any of various similar green stones.

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verd antique British  

/ vɜːd /

noun

1. a dark green mottled impure variety of serpentine marble

2. any of various similar marbles or stones

3. another name for verdigris

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Etymology

Origin of verd antique

1735–45; < French < Italian verde antico literally, antique green. See verdure, antique

Example Sentences

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verd antique

Of these, eight, of porphyry, are from that dedicated to the Sun by the Emperor Aurelian; and the same number, of green marble, verd antique, or serpentine, from the temple of Ephesus.

From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by Auldjo, John

This party consisted of some of the authorities of the city and some porters, bearing on a slab of verd antique a magnificent cinerary vase, that was about to be placed in the Campo.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

The pairs of columns, both below and above, are 73alternately verd antique and red Synnada marble, resting on bases of the blue-veined white marble from the island of Marmora.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

Those are bits of the precious verd antique.

From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

Mrs. Hastings swayed toward the prince in her chair of verd antique, and her voice seemed to become brittle in the air.

From Romance Island by Gale, Zona