vert
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9.9
- noun
- /vɜrt/
- Specialized
:
sinople
Examples
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Bleu vert.
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Flamel said, "In a field Vert," which is green, and the Bull for May (astrological) is the answer.
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The team is known not only as les Verts, but also as the Fennecs, the "Desert Foxes."
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Their car stereos blasted "Allez les Verts," another pop hit written for the soccer team.
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A six-ounce center cut, it is served with fingerling potatoes, haricots vert, and béarnaise sauce.
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The first Canadian edition appeared in Montreal (J.-A. LeFevre) in 1916; the first European edition was published in Paris by Bernard Grasset in 1921 ("Les Cahiers verts").
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Diable Vert—a leering green devil with a pitchfork and a splendid tail on a sign that swung on its chains and creaked in the wind.
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The coat of arms featured a vibrant vert that symbolized hope and renewal.
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In heraldic design, vert represents the color green which signifies life and fertility.
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The knight's shield was adorned with a bright vert, emphasizing his connection to the land.
Compounds
How Green
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vert as a noun comes from Old French and Latin viridis, meaning 'green', and is like English verdant or Spanish 'verde'. So in coats of arms, vert means the color green.