vert

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

In blazon, of the colour green.

Adj

Abbreviation of vertical.

Verb

To turn.

Synonyms

azure

green

perpendicular

sheer

vertical

greeness

heightwise

Translations

verde

sinople

sinople

Grün

grün

groen

sinople

sinopel

yeşil

verde

sinoble

sinopel

à plomb

vertical

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɜːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: vert

In summary

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.