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English Forest Law.
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vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
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the right to cut such vegetation.
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Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.
adjective
abbreviation
noun
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English legal history
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the right to cut green wood in a forest
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the wood itself
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heraldry
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the colour green
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( as adjective, usually postpositive )
a table vert
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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
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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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