I. və(r)ˈmänt also ˌvərˈm- or və̄ˈm- or vəiˈm- sometimes -mȯnt in NE adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Vermont, state in the northeastern U.S., irregular from French vert green + mont mountain; intended as translation of English Green Mountains — more at verdant , mount
: of or from the state of Vermont
Vermont marble
: of the kind or style prevalent in Vermont : vermontese
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: so called from its having been originally imported into Vermont and bred there
: a Merino sheep having the skin folds greatly exaggerated