Verd-antique marble
1Verd antique — Verd an*tique [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.] (Min.) (a) A mottled green serpentine marble. (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}. [1913 Webster] …
2Verd antique — Detail of a verd antique column in the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (now the Küçuk Ayasofya Camii) in Istanbul, Turkey (527 536 AD). Verd antique was much used by the monumental builders of the Byzantine Empire and by the Ottomans after… …
3verd antique — verd′ (or verde′) antique′ [[t]vɜrd[/t]] n. 1) mir archit. a green mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and used for decorative purposes 2) mir any of various similar green stones • Etymology: 1735–45; < F < It verde antico lit.,… …
4oriental verd antique — Verd antique Verd an*tique [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.] (Min.) (a) A mottled green serpentine marble. (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}. [1913 Webster] …
5verd antique — noun a dark green impure marble • Syn: ↑verde antique • Hypernyms: ↑marble …
6verd antique — /verrd/ 1. a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes. 2. any of various similar green stones. Also, verde antique. [1735 45; < F < It verde antico lit., antique green. See VERDURE, ANTIQUE] * *… …
7verd antique — or verde antique noun Etymology: Italian verde antico, literally, ancient green Date: 1745 a green mottled or veined serpentine marble or calcareous serpentine much used for indoor decoration especially by the ancient Romans …
8verd-antique — [ˌvə:dan ti:k] noun 1》 a green ornamental marble consisting of serpentine with calcite and dolomite. 2》 verdigris on ancient bronze or copper. 3》 a green form of porphyry. Origin C18: from obs. Fr., lit. antique green …
9verd-antique — n. kind of green mottled marble …
10Marble — Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …
