veronese green

noun

often capitalized V

1

: viridian sense 2

2

: emerald sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

veronese in sense 1, from Veronese entry 1; in sense 2, after Paolo Veronese †1588 Italian painter born in Verona; translation of French vert véronèse

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