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Verdigris green — Verdigris Ver di*gris, n. [F. vert de gris, apparently from verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo), from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and 2d {Ore}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verdigris — Ver di*gris, n. [F. vert de gris, apparently from verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo), from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and 2d {Ore}.] 1. (Chem.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verdigris — is the common name for the green coating or patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. It is usually a basic copper carbonate, but near the sea will be a basic copper chloride.… … Wikipedia
verdigris — [vʉr′di grēs΄, vʉr′digris] n. [ME vertegrez < MFr verdegris < OFr vert de Grece, lit., green of Greece < verd, green (see VERT1) + de, of + Grece, Greece] 1. a green or greenish blue poisonous compound, a basic acetate of copper,… … English World dictionary
Verdigris (disambiguation) — *Verdigris common term for Copper(II) acetate, the green patina that forms on copper, brass and bronze, and which is used as a pigment *Verdigris River a river in Oklahoma and Kansas *Verdigris, Oklahoma a town in the Tulsa Metropolitan Area… … Wikipedia
verdigris — c.1300, from O.Fr. verte grez (13c.), verte de Grece (late 12c.), lit. green of Greece, from obsolete Fr. verd, from L. viridis (see VERDURE (Cf. verdure)). The reason for it being called that is not known. In chemistry, confined to a basic… … Etymology dictionary
verdigris — ► NOUN ▪ a bright bluish green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation. ORIGIN from Old French vert de Grece green of Greece … English terms dictionary
green — [adj1] young, new, blooming bosky, budding, burgeoning, callow, developing, flourishing, foliate, fresh, grassy, growing, half formed, immature, infant, juvenile, leafy, lush, maturing, pliable, puerile, pullulating, raw, recent, sprouting,… … New thesaurus
verdigris — Green rust on copper or brass … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Blue verdigris — Verdigris Ver di*gris, n. [F. vert de gris, apparently from verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo), from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and 2d {Ore}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
