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vert

1 American  
[vurt] / vɜrt /

noun

  1. English Forest Law.

    1. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.

    2. the right to cut such vegetation.

  2. Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.


adjective

  1. Heraldry. of the tincture green.

    a lion vert.

vert. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. vertical.


vert 1 British  
/ vɜːt /

noun

  1. English legal history

    1. the right to cut green wood in a forest

    2. the wood itself

  2. heraldry

    1. the colour green

    2. ( as adjective, usually postpositive )

      a table vert

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vert. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. vertical

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vert

1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir ( ēre ) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id 4


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His elegant “H”-line of 1954, for instance, was a nod to the humble haricot vert, or green bean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“Longboarding is everything that’s not traditional street skating or vert skating,” said Don Tashman, the founder of L.A.-based longboard manufacturer Loaded Boards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024

He made sure his tour has men’s and women’s events to help re-establish vert skateboarding for women.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Brown's fall-free run included a handstand on the vert ramp and two clean 540 spins.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022

The big knight lifted the prisoner’s shield, which was hanging behind him, and showed or, a chevron gules, between three thistles vert.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The poet informs Guido, its former ruler, that it is now in the possession of Sinibaldo Ordolaffi, or Ardelaffi, whom he designates by his coat of arms, a lion vert. v.

From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Henry Francis Cary

At five hundred yards, the following was the result:—   American gun, 13. in. vert. dev.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various

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