vert-de-gris
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French vert de Grice (“green of Greece”), with folk-etymology influence of gris (“grey, gray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.də.ɡʁi/
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Noun
vert-de-gris m (uncountable)
- verdigris (blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys)
- vert-de-gris:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vert-de-gris.
Further reading
- “vert-de-gris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.