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51ver|di|ter — «VUR duh tuhr», noun. 1. one of two pigments usually obtained by grinding azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer), and consisting of basic carbonate of copper; bice. 2. Obsolete. verdigris. ╂[< Old French verd de terre… …
52ver|dure — «VUR juhr», noun. 1. fresh greenness. 2. a fresh growth of green grass, plants, or leaves. 3. Figurative. a fresh or flourishing state or condition; vigor: »the verdure of youth. ╂[< Old French verdure < verd green < Latin viridis <… …
53ver|glas — «vehr GLAH», noun. a hard thin surface of ice over snow: »Verglas…is formed by precisely the right heaviness of rain falling onto a good bed of snow under precisely the right temperature (Peter Gzowski). ╂[< French verglas < Old French… …
54ver|i|fy — «VEHR uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to prove (something) to be true; confirm: »to verify a theory with examples. The driver s report of the accident was verified by two women who had seen it happen. SYNONYM(S): substantiate,… …
55ver|juice — «VUR JOOS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an acid liquor made from the juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, or other sour fruits, formerly much used in cooking or for medicinal purposes. 2. Figurative. sourness, as of temper, expression, or remark.… …
56ver|meil — «VUR muhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. silver, bronze, or copper coated with gilt. 2. the color vermilion. –adj. 1. of or like vermeil: »vermeil knives and forks. 2. of the color vermilion. ╂[< Old French vermeil < Latin ve …
57ver|mil|ion — «vuhr MIHL yuhn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a bright red. 2. a) a bright red coloring matter consisting of mercuric sulfide; cinnabar. b) any one of various other bright red coloring matters. –adj. bright red; scarlet: »The black strokes of… …
58ver|ni|cle — «VUR nih kuhl», noun. = veronica1 (def. 2). (Cf. ↑veronica) Also, vernacle. ╂[< Old French vernicle, variant of veronicle, veronique < Medieval Latin Veronica; see etym. under veronica1 (Cf. ↑veronica)] …
59ver|nis|sage — «vehr nee SAZH», noun. 1. the opening or first showing of an art exhibition: »It was the first time in history that the Vatican had staged a one man show, or that an artist had been thus honored by the presence of the Pope at his vernissage… …
60ver|si|fy — «VUR suh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.i. to make or compose verses: »Miss Arton can versify handsomely enough, and bring things to a happy finish where the necessity of passion does not prohibit sense (Atlantic). –v.t. 1. to tell in verse; deal… …
