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Vert, n. Etym: [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.]
1. (Eng. Forest Law) (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer. (b) The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.
2. (Her.)
Definition: The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States