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Vert vs Vertu - What's the difference?

vert | vertu |

As nouns the difference between vert and vertu

is that vert is while vertu is (arts) knowledge of the fine arts.

vert

English

(wikipedia vert)

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • vertebrate
  • vertical

    • Etymology 1

    , from (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
  • (label) Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
  • (label) The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
  • :* 1819': “I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of '''vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.” — Walter Scott, ''Ivanhoe
    • See also
    * vt. in heraldic contexts.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (label) In blazon, of the colour green.

    • Related terms

    * verdant

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of (vertical).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
  • A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.

    • See also

    *

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    vertu

    English

    Alternative forms

    * virtu

    Noun

    (-)
  • (arts) Knowledge of the fine arts
  • (arts) objets d'art collectively