Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VERT
VER-SUTE'VERT'E-BER, or VERT'E-BRA
VERT, n. [Fr. verd, green, L. viridis.]
- In the forest laws, every thing that grows and bears a green leaf within the forest. To preserve vert and venison, it the duty of the verderer. – England.
- In heraldry, a green color.
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