Vert

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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