vert
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Abbreviation [edit]
vert
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French vert, from Latin viridis.
Noun [edit]
vert (plural verts)
- (heraldry) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
- (archaic) Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
- (archaic) The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
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- 1819: “I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
colour
Adjective [edit]
vert (comparative more vert, superlative most vert)
Translations [edit]
of green colour
Related terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Abbreviation of vertical.
Noun [edit]
vert (plural verts)
- (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
- A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin viridis
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [vɛːʁ], X-SAMPA: /vE:R/
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audio (file) - Homophones: ver, verre, verres, vers, verts, vair, vaire
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Noun [edit]
vert m (plural verts)
Adjective [edit]
vert m (feminine verte, masculine plural verts, feminine plural vertes)
Related terms [edit]
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈvɛrt/
Verb [edit]
vert
- past participle of ver
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle Low German wert
Noun [edit]
vert m (definite singular verten; indefinite plural verter; definite plural vertene)
Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle Low German wert
Noun [edit]
vert m (definite singular verten; indefinite plural vertar; definite plural vertane)
Verb [edit]
vert
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin viridis
Noun [edit]
vert m (oblique plural verz, nominative singular verz, nominative plural vert)
Adjective [edit]
vert m and f
- green, of a green color
Walloon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French vert, from Latin viridis.
Adjective [edit]
vert
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