unˈverdant, a.
(un-1 7.)
| 1646 G. Daniel Poems Wks. (Grosart) I. 120 The Earth vnverdant may goe seeke Her Flowers in Winter. ? c 1710 Congreve Ovid's Art of Love iii. Wks. 1730 III. 308 Ungraceful 'tis to see..A Leaf-less Tree, or an unverdant Mead. 1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 20 The parched, baked, and unverdant clay that had replaced the greensward of Western city parks. |