MEANING
A green or blue-green deposit formed on copper or copper alloys through chemical change.
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- green verdigris
- verdigris patina
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Verdigris gathered around the bronze handle.
Green verdigris streaked the old statue.
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Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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