vert
A green colour, now only in heraldryA green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
» The family crest features a lion on a field of vert.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
Grün
(colloquial)In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
(informal)Vertebrate.
(informal)Vertex.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
Examples
1 sentencesThe family crest features a lion on a field of vert.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopateFrom Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.
Abbreviation of vertical.
Abbreviation of vertebrate.
Abbreviation of vertex.
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Forms
plural: vertsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable