Obs. [a. obs. F. verd (= Cat. verd, Sp., Pg., It. verde):—L. virid-em, viridis: cf. VERT sb.1]
1. Her. The tincture green or vert.
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.
2. transf. Verdancy, freshness.
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 sb.1 1.
1641. Termes de la Ley, 261 b (heading), Verde or Vert.
1664. in Spelman’s Gloss.
4. Geol. ? = GREEN-STONE 1.
1799. W. Tooke, View Russian Emp., I. 142. There are likewise … mica spathosa, verd, serpentine,… and marlstone.
