noun
verdigris
Verdigris (noun) means a greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.
noun
1
A greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.
"The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper."
— Christopher Paolini, Assault on Helgrind (2008)
2
Chemistry: the compound copper acetate.
3
The blue-green colour of this substance.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English vertegrece, verdegres, which came from Old French verte grez (literally "acidic green"), itself an alteration of the older verte de Grece (literally "green of Greece"). Modern French writes the word as vert-de-gris (literally "green of gray").
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What is the meaning of verdigris?
"verdigris" (noun) means a greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.
What are the different meanings of verdigris?
"verdigris" has 3 main meanings: 1. A greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper; 2. Chemistry: the compound copper acetate; 3. The blue-green colour of this substance.
