verdigris
verdigris · verdigrises · verdigrised · verdigrising
To cover, or coat, with verdigrisTo cover, or coat, with verdigris.
US/ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/
Meaning
1 sensesTo cover, or coat, with verdigris.
color verdigris
Origin
From Middle English vertegrece, verdegres, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic gFrom Middle English vertegrece, verdegres, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic green”), an alteration of older verte de Grece (literally “green of Greece”). The modern French writing of this word is vert-de-gris (literally “green of gray”).
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Forms
verdigrises, verdigrising, verdigrised, verdigrised| Base form | verdigris · to verdigris |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | verdigrises |
| Present participle | verdigrising |
| Past simple | verdigrised |
| Past participle | verdigrised |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.