Re: TB: RE: Three Seasons
- Subject: Re: [iris-photos] TB: RE: Three Seasons
- From: o*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 12:19:02 EDT
In a message dated 9/14/2002 10:51:36 AM Central Daylight Time, lmann@volfirst.net writes:
verdigris
I got curious and wondered if others might also be. In my part of the world we just call them pale olive or green. <g>
Main Entry: ver·di·gris
Pronunciation: 'v&r-d&-"grEs, -"gris, -gr&s also -"grE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vertegrez, from Old French vert de Grice, literally, green of Greece
Date: 14th century
1 a : a green or greenish blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates b : normal copper acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2H2O
2 : a green or bluish deposit especially of copper carbonates formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces
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