verd antique
A mottled green serpentine marbleA mottled green serpentine marble.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A mottled green serpentine marble.
a dark green impure marble
(uncountable)A kind of green porphyry.
Origin
From French vert antique (“a kind of marble”), from verd, vert (“green”) + antique (“ancieFrom French vert antique (“a kind of marble”), from verd, vert (“green”) + antique (“ancient”). Compare Italian verde antico.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dark green impure marble:verde antique
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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