verd-antique


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
verd-antique /ˌvəːdanˈtiːk/
noun
  • 1 a green ornamental marble consisting of serpentine with calcite and dolomite.
  • 2 verdigris on ancient bronze or copper.
  • 3 a green form of porphyry.
– origin C18: from obs. Fr., lit. ‘antique green’.
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