Vert (?), n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.]
1. Eng. ForestLaw (a)
Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer.
(b)
The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.
2. Her.
The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.
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