VERDIGRIS


Meaning of VERDIGRIS in English

[ 'və:dɪgri: , -gri:s ]

■ noun a bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation.

Origin

ME: from OFr. verte-gres , earlier vert de Grece 'green of Greece'.

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