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