VERDIGRIS


Meaning of VERDIGRIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' v ə r-d ə - ˌ gr ē s, - ˌ gris, -gr ə s also - ˌ gr ē

Function: 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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