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vert1 definition

vert (vʉrt)

noun

  1. Brit.
    1. Archaic the green growth of a forest, as cover for deer
    2. Historical the right to cut green wood in a forest
  2. Heraldry the color green: indicated in engravings by diagonal lines downward from dexter to sinister

Etymology: ME verte < OFr < L viridis, green < virere, to be green

vert2 definition

vert

vertical

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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