vert

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noun

ˈvərt 

1

a

: green forest vegetation especially when forming cover or providing food for deer

b

: the right or privilege (as in England) of cutting living wood or sometimes of pasturing animals in a forest

2

: the heraldic color green

vert

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abbreviation

vertical

Examples of vert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Lawns have been with us for some 300 years, ever since Andre Le Notre designed his tapis vert (green carpet) in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024

With skateboarding, everything up to that point had been Bones Brigade—like, California vert skating, more corporate. —Erik Morse, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023

In addition to the traditional lineup—skateboard park, street, street best trick, vert and vert best trick; BMX park, park best trick, street, dirt and dirt best trick; Moto X best trick, quarterpipe high air and best whip—there will be new sport disciplines and new sport demos joining the slate. —Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 3 May 2023

Nelson came out fearless, flying across the vert course and leaving fans enamored by her talent. —Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vert green — more at verdant

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing vert

• haricot vert