vert

¹

[vurt]

noun

1. English Forest Law.

   1. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.

   2. the right to cut such vegetation.

2. Heraldry.,  the tincture, or color, green.

adjective

1. Heraldry.,  of the tincture green.

   a lion vert.

vert.

²

abbreviation

1. vertical.

vert

¹

/ vɜːt /

noun

1. English legal history

   1. the right to cut green wood in a forest

   2. the wood itself

2. heraldry

   1. the colour green

   2. ( as adjective, usually postpositive )

      a table vert

vert.

²

abbreviation

1. vertical

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir ( ēre ) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green

Example Sentences

Skate parks emerged and “vert skating,” as it was dubbed, became a phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times

Other fans have artists like Lil Uzi Vert, who appeared in a video using nitrous oxide on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

At the beginning of the decade, the sport’s popularity had reached a nadir — particularly vert skating, in which riders performed gravity-defying tricks as they launched off ramps and half-pipes.

From Los Angeles Times

“Longboarding is everything that’s not traditional street skating or vert skating,” said Don Tashman, the founder of L.A.-based longboard manufacturer Loaded Boards.

From Los Angeles Times

The bombings at the Mugunga and Lac Vert displacement camps killed at least 18 people and injured another 32, according to the United Nations.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• blue-green 
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