Meanings
nounverd antique (uncountable)
alternative verde antique
- uncountablechemistryA mottled green serpentine marble.
- uncountablechemistryA kind of green porphyry.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchvert antique“a kind of marble”
- Englishverd antique
From French vert antique (“a kind of marble”), from verd, vert (“green”) + antique (“ancient”). Compare Italian verde antico.
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verd antique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verd%20antique
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“verd antique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verd%20antique. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verd antique,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verd%20antique.
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