Word Study
terre-verte
CIDE DICTIONARY
terre-verte, n. [F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green.].
An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
terre-verte, n. a soft green earth used as a pigment.
Etymology
F, = green earth
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