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verd antique

Meaning of "verd antique" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERD ANTIQUE

From French, from Italian verde antico ancient green.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VERD ANTIQUE

vɜːd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERD ANTIQUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Verd antique is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VERD ANTIQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Verd antique

Verd antique, or verde antique, is a serpentinite breccia popular since ancient times as a decorative facing stone. It is a dark, dull green, white-mottled serpentine, mixed with calcite, dolomite, or magnesite, which takes a high polish. It is sometimes classed, erroneously, as a variety of marble. It has also been called and marketed as "ophicalcite" or "ophite". Non-brecciated varieties of a very similar serpentinite, sometimes also called "verd antique", have been quarried at Victorville, California; Cardiff, Maryland; and Rochester in Addison County, Vermont.

Definition of verd antique in the English dictionary

The definition of verd antique in the dictionary is a dark green mottled impure variety of serpentine marble. Other definition of verd antique is any of various similar marbles or stones.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERD ANTIQUE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERD ANTIQUE

verdancy · verdant · verdantly · Verde · Verdelho · verderer · verdet · Verdi · verdict · verdigris · verdigris toadstool · verdin · verdite · verditer · verdoy · Verdun · verdure · verdured · verdureless

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERD ANTIQUE

antique · autocritique · boutique · clique · corps diplomatique · critique · domestique · dominique · fique · Loire-Atlantique · Martinique · Mozambique · mystique · physique · plastique · politique · pratique · technique · the antique · unique

Synonyms and antonyms of verd antique in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «verd antique» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERD ANTIQUE

Find out the translation of verd antique to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of verd antique from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «verd antique» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

Verd酒店古董
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

verd antigüedades
570 millions of speakers
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English

verd antique
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

verd एंटीक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

VERD العتيقة
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

Verd антикварная
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

verd antigo
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ অ্যান্টিক
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

vert antique
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Verd antique
190 millions of speakers
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Translator English - German

verd antiken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

VERDアンティーク
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

verd 골동품
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Verd antique
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Verd cổ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பழமையானது
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

Verd antique
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

Antik antik
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

verd antique
65 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Polish

verd antyczny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Verd антикварні
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

Verd antic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

verd αντίκες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

verderf antieke
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Verd antik
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Verd antikk
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERD ANTIQUE»

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The Americana: a universal reference library, comprising the ...
Marble Sandstone, Trappean Rocks, Volcanic Recks, and Tuffs. Elaeolite Syenite , Granite, Limestone Marble, Sandstone, Slate. Granite, Limestone, Marble, Sandstone, Slate, Trappean Rocks, Verd Antique Marble, Volcanic Rocks, and Tuffs.
Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines, 1912
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Mines and quarries 1902
California Granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate, trappean rocks, verd antique marble, volcanic rocks, and tuffs. Colorado Granite, limestone, marble, quartzite, sandstone, trappean rocks, volcanic rocks, and tuffs. Connecticut i Diabase ...
United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900, William Mott Steuart, United States. Bureau of the Census, 1905
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History of Prominent Mercantile and Manufacturing Firms in ...
The best specimen of the Verd Antique, tested in Washington, in 1854, resisted a force of 29,955 lbs. to the square inch. The eminent and venerable geologist and chemist, Dr. Charles T. Jackson, Assayer to the State of Massachusetts and the ...
David Bigelow, 1857
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The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General ...
The title on the part of the orator to the property in controversy, is derived from a mortgage deed from the American Verd Antique Marble Company to Josiah W. Butler, dated September 25, 1855, executed to secure the payment of the sum of  ...
John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman, Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1887
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The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General ...
The title on the part of the orator to the property in controversy, is derived from a mortgage deed from the American Verd Antique Marble Company to Josiah W. Butler, dated September 25, 1855, executed to secure the payment of the sum of  ...
‎1887
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American Journal of Science
three of those pebbles from Cedron or Gethsemaney pray gratify them. I shall probably mention to them that I have sent them. About the Verd Antique, I may be mistaken. I have not a distinct idea of that kind of marble, how it differs from the ...
‎1826
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The American Journal of Science and Arts
Gibbs' cabinet in Yale College, we appeal to those who have seen them, whether any specimens exceed, or even equal in beauty and richness the Verd Antique from Milford. The varied clouding and shading of the gray, or blue ground of this ...
‎1822
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
The two last mentioned deeds expressly subject the premises thereby conveyed to the incumbrance of the mortgage deed excuted by the “American Verd Antique Marble Company,” to Josiah 1V. Butler, as above mentioned,-and the deed ...
Vermont. Supreme Court, 1864
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The Mining Magazine: Devoted to Mines, Mining Operations, ...
called verd-antique, are uncommonly'durable, resisting not only atmospheric agencies, but also the action of acids, and to a remarkable extent that of fire. Dr. Hayes, in an interesting report on this marble, has confirmed these results, and I am ...
‎1856
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Report on the economical geology, physical geography and ...
VERD-ANTIQUE MARBLE. The Verd-antique marble, so called, is serpentine or ophiolite, and is quite abundant in the State. As its name would indicate, the prevailing color is green. In the same specimen it has every shade of green, from  ...
Albert David Hager, Elkanah Billings, 1862

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERD ANTIQUE»

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Classical basilica in rural Kent
Walpole thought it “the most abominable piece of tawdriness that ever was seen, stuffed with pillars painted in imitation of verd antique”. The pillars, it is true, are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Marble – Always Stylish, Never Old
Verd Antique – This is a type of marble that is dark in colour. Even though it takes a lot of time to polish this stone, it is still widely used in interior design. Marble ... «Dubai Chronicle, Sep 12»
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