vert

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

vert, n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.].

•  Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer.  [1913 Webster]
•  The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vert, n. & (usu. placed after noun) adj. Heraldry green.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L viridis green

ROGET THESAURUS

vert

Greenness

N greenness, green, blue and yellow, vert, emerald, verd antique, verdigris, malachite, beryl, aquamarine, absinthe, cr=eme de menthe, terre verte, verditer, verdine, copperas, greenness, verdure, viridity, viridescence, verditure, glaucoma, rokunaisho, green, verdant, glaucous, olive, olive green, green as grass, verdurous, emerald green, pea green, grass green, apple green, sea green, olive green, bottle green, coke bottle green, greenish, virent, virescent, green (learner), new, inexperienced, novice, (unskillful), green (ill, sick), green with envy, the green grass of Ireland, the wearing of the green.