Meaning of Vert | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
   countable, uncountable
2. In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
   colloquial
3. Vertebrate.
   informal
4. Vertex.
   informal
5. Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
6. A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
7. The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The field of the arms (shield), which is vert (green), represents the open country of Great Britain.”

““I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.””

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