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Webster 1913 Edition

Vert

Vert

,
Noun.
[F., green, from L.
viridis
. See
Verdant
, and cf.
Verd
.]
1.
(Eng. Forest Law)
(a)
Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest;
as, to preserve
vert
and venison is the duty of the verderer
.
(b)
The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.
2.
(Her.)
The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vert

VERT

,
Noun.
[L. viridis.]
1.
In the forest laws, every thing that grows and bears a green leaf within the forest. To preserve vert and venison, is the duty of the verderer.
2.
In heraldry, a green color.

Definition 2024

vert

vert

See also: vért, vèrt, vērt, and vërt

English

Abbreviation

vert

  1. vertebrate
  2. vertical

Noun

vert ‎(plural verts)

  1. (heraldry) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
  2. (archaic) Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
  3. (archaic) The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
    • 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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Translations

Adjective

vert ‎(comparative more vert, superlative most vert)

  1. (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour green.

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of vertical.

Noun

vert ‎(plural verts)

  1. (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
  2. A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin virdis, virdem, from Latin viridis, viridem.

Pronunciation

Noun

vert m ‎(plural verts)

  1. green

Adjective

vert m ‎(feminine singular verte, masculine plural verts, feminine plural vertes)

  1. green

Related terms

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     rouge      vert      jaune      crème      blanc
     cramoisi      magenta      bleu canard      vert citron      rose
     indigo      bleu      orange      gris      violet
     noir      pourpre      brun      azur      cyan

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From from Vulgar Latin virdis, virdem, from Latin viridis, viridem.

Adjective

vert

  1. green

Related terms

Hungarian

Etymology

ver +‎ -t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrt]
  • Hyphenation: vert

Verb

vert

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of ver
  2. past participle of ver

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German wert.

Pronunciation

Noun

vert m ‎(definite singular verten, indefinite plural verter, definite plural vertene)

  1. a host (also in biology)
  2. a landlord

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Low German wert.

Noun

vert m ‎(definite singular verten, indefinite plural vertar, definite plural vertane)

  1. a host (also in biology)
  2. a landlord

Verb

vert

  1. present tense of verta/verte

References

Old French

Etymology

From from Vulgar Latin virdis, virdem, from Latin viridis, viridem.

Noun

vert m ‎(oblique plural verz or vertz, nominative singular verz or vertz, nominative plural vert)

  1. green

Adjective

vert m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular vert)

  1. green, of a green color

Declension

Descendants

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, virdem, from Latin viridis, viridem.

Adjective

vert

  1. green

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French vert, from Latin viridis.

Pronunciation

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