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VERDIGRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("verdigris" is a kind of...):
patina (a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
Synonyms:
cupric acetate; verdigris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("verdigris" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Derivation:
verdigris (color verdigris)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Color verdigris
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "verdigris" is one way to...):
color; color in; colorise; colorize; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize (add color to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
verdigris (a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment)
