vert

¹

[ vurt ]

noun

1. English Forest Law.
   1. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
   2. the right to cut such vegetation.
2. Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green.

adjective

1. Heraldry. of the tincture green:

   a lion vert.

vert.

²

abbreviation for

1. vertical.

vert

¹

/ vɜːt /

noun

1. English legal history
   1. the right to cut green wood in a forest
   2. the wood itself
2. heraldry
   1. the colour green
   2. ( as adjective, usually postpositive )

      a table vert

vert.

²

abbreviation for

1. vertical

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir ( ēre ) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green

Related Words

• blue-green
• olive