VERDIGRIS


Meaning of VERDIGRIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvər-də-ˌgrēs, -ˌgris, -grəs also ]

-ˌgrē noun

Etymology: Middle English vertegrese, from Anglo-French verdegrece, vert de Grece, literally, green of Greece

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates

b. : normal copper acetate Cu(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 ·H 2 O

2. : a green or bluish deposit especially of copper carbonates formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces

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