Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Verdigris — is the common name for the green coating or patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. It is usually a basic copper carbonate, but near the sea will be a basic copper chloride.… … Wikipedia
Verdigris — Ver di*gris, n. [F. vert de gris, apparently from verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo), from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and 2d {Ore}.] 1. (Chem.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verdigris — puede referirse a: Cardenillo, una mezcla venenosa de acetatos de cobre que aparece en las pátinas verdosas o azuladas de materiales de cobre y algunas de sus aleaciones y que es utilizado como pigmento. Río Verdigris, un río de Oklahoma y Kansas … Wikipedia Español
Verdigris — Ver di*gris, v. t. To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [R.] An old verdigrised brass bugle. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verdigris — [vʉr′di grēs΄, vʉr′digris] n. [ME vertegrez < MFr verdegris < OFr vert de Grece, lit., green of Greece < verd, green (see VERT1) + de, of + Grece, Greece] 1. a green or greenish blue poisonous compound, a basic acetate of copper,… … English World dictionary
verdigris — ► NOUN ▪ a bright bluish green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation. ORIGIN from Old French vert de Grece green of Greece … English terms dictionary
verdigris — noun a) A blue green patina that forms on copper containing metals. Lets to the museum. Cannon balls, arrow heads; Roman glass and a forceps green with verdigris. b) Copper acetate … Wiktionary
Verdigris — Original name in latin Verdigris Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 36.23482 latitude 95.69109 altitude 192 Population 3993 Date 2011 05 14 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
verdigris — [14] Etymologically, verdigris means ‘green of Greece’. It comes from Old French vertegrez, a conflation of vert de Grece ‘green of Greece’ (vert came from Latin viridis ‘green’, which also gave English verdant [16] and verdure [14] and may be… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
verdigris — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)dɪgrɪs, griːs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Verdigris is a greenish blue substance that forms on the metals copper, brass, and bronze after they have been left in wet or damp conditions … English dictionary
