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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vert \Vert\, noun [F., green, from L. viridis. See {Verdant}, and cf. {Verd}.]
1. (Eng. Forest Law) (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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