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.

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adjective

1. Heraldry. of the tincture green.

   a lion vert.

vert. ² American  

abbreviation

1. vertical.

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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

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vert. ² British  

abbreviation

1. vertical

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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

Example Sentences

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

“They’re not seeing the bigger picture or looking further beyond like specific events,” said Hawk of the omission of women’s vert from other competitions.

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

Devo, Modest Mouse, Descendents, and Warish are playing, and the best vert skaters will be skating all weekend.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 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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