vert

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noun

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

Examples of vert in a Sentence

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Noun
Andy was always one of the No. 1 vert skaters in the 1990s and 2000s, and he’s never lost a step. Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 Now there’s a movement to add a vert ramp event to street and park in Los Angeles in 2028. Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024 The glamour was gone, but vert skaters never lost the itch. Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024 Trew was the favorite, finishing first in the Olympic qualifying series and winning gold medals at the recent X Games in Ventura in both the vert and park events. Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vert 

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of vert was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Vert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vert. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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