# verdigris

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/ · frequency rank #98,862

## Definitions
1. A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.
2. Copper acetate.
3. The color of this patina or material.

## Etymology
From Middle English vertegrez, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic green”), an alteration of older verte de Grece (literally “green of Greece”). The modern French writing of this word is vert-de-gris (literally “green of gray”).

## Source
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