Vert

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /vɜːt/
• US IPA: /vɝt/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

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1. vertebrate
2. vertical

From Old French vert, from Latin viridis.

Full definition of vert

Noun

1. (tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
2. (archaic) Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
3. (archaic) The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
• 1819: “I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Adjective

1. (tincture) In blazon, of the colour green.

Related terms

• verdant

Abbreviation of vertical.

Noun

1. (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
2. A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.

Anagrams

• trev
• Tver