▪ I. verd, n.
[a. obs. F. verd (= Cat. verd, Sp., Pg., It. verde):—L. virid-em, viridis: cf. vert n.1]
1. † a. Her. The tincture green or vert. Obs.
| c 1450 J. Metham Wks. (E.E.T.S.) 36 For Arge, [w]hos kyng a lebard passaund Off syluer in uerd bare, he vsyd greuys that with grene were dyght. |
b. poet. The colour green. rare.
| 1915 G. C. M. Birdwood Sva 59 The whole paradisaical scene shining in the setting sun with the transcendent resplendence of its various verds and shimmering gold. 1929 S. Leslie Anglo-Catholic ix. 110 The pavement was tesselated purple and verd. Great tapestries hung between pillars. |
† 2. transf. Verdancy, freshness. Obs.
| 1603 Harsnet Pop. Impost. 121 For Reliques..worke like an Apothecaries potion or new Ale: they have best strength and verd at the first. |
† 3. Forest-verdure; = vert n.1 1. Obs.
| 1641 Termes de la Ley 261 b (heading), Verde or Vert. 1664 in Spelman's Gloss. |
† 4. Geol. ? = green-stone 1. Obs.
| 1799 W. Tooke View Russian Emp. I. 142 There are likewise..mica spathosa, verd, serpentine,..and marlstone. |
▪ II. verd
southern ME. var. pa. tense of fere v.1 Obs.
▪ III. † verd, v. Obs.—1
[Back-formation from next.]
trans. To sow for verdage. In quot. absol.
| 1778 [W. H. Marshall] Minutes Agric., Digest 60 If Verdage and Pasturage be wanted, verd with Spring-Corn and Ley-Grasses. |