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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Origin: F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.

1. Eng. Forest Law (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer. (b) The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.

2. Heraldry The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54