terre-verte

(tĕr′vĕrt′)

An olive-green pigment commonly made from glauconite, used by artists.

[French : terre, earth (from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots) + verte, feminine of vert, green (from Old French verd; see verdant).]

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terre-verte

(ˈtɛəˌvɜːt)

(Dyeing) a greyish-green pigment used in paints, consisting of powdered glauconite

adj

(Colours) of a greyish-green colour

[C17: from French, literally: green earth]

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