terra verde

[ ter-uh ver-dey; Italian ter-rah ver-de ]

noun

1. green earth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terra verde¹

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It is to be combined with similar businesses — Terra Verde of Phoenix and Sword & Shield Enterprise Security of Knoxville, Tenn. — to form a new company called Avertium.

From Washington Post

In the lunettes along the walls are frescoed scenes from Genesis in terra verde, of which the most notable are by Paolo Uccello–the Flood and the Sacrifice of Noah.

From Project Gutenberg

In the same palace he did eight scenes in terra verde very smoothly.

From Project Gutenberg

Starting from the Azores in the summer of 1500, Corte-Real discovered Newfoundland, and called it "Terra Verde" from its dense woods of fir trees, which are now being churned into wood pulp to make paper for British books and newspapers.

From Project Gutenberg