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English word origin

Etymology of vert

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.

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Source etymology 1

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adj

In blazon, of the colour green.

noun

A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise. · Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer. · The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.

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  • Derivation mentionvertfro
  • Derivation mentionviridisla
  • Doublet mentionviriden
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Source etymology 2

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adj

Abbreviation of vertical.

noun

In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition. · A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of vertical.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Vertebrate.

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Abbreviation of vertebrate.

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Source etymology 4

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verb

To turn.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin vertere (“to turn, overturn”).

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Source etymology 5

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noun

Vertex.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of vertex.

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