vert

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noun

ˈvərt 

1

a

: green forest vegetation especially when forming cover or providing food for deer

b

: the right or privilege (as in England) of cutting living wood or sometimes of pasturing animals in a forest

2

: the heraldic color green

vert

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abbreviation

vertical

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vert green — more at verdant

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing vert

• haricot vert