VERDIGRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does verdigris mean? 

• VERDIGRIS (noun)
  The noun VERDIGRIS has 2 senses:

1. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment

2. 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

  Familiarity information: VERDIGRIS used as a noun is rare.

• VERDIGRIS (verb)
  The verb VERDIGRIS has 1 sense:

1. color verdigris

  Familiarity information: VERDIGRIS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERDIGRIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blue or green powder used as a paint pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cupric acetate; verdigris

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)

Sense 2

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))

• VERDIGRIS (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)