Verdure
['vɜːdjə;-jʊə] or ['vɝdjɚ]
Definition
(n.) Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June.
Checker: Rene
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Greenness (of vegetation).
Editor: Manuel
Examples
- English verdure, English culture, English comfort, seen under a sun bright, without being oppressive. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It surprised me, that what before was desert and gloomy should now bloom with the most beautiful flowers and verdure. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I shall soon be rested, said Fanny; to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She had selected a little bouquet of one brilliant and two or three delicate flowers, relieved by a spray of dark verdure. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Oh, if it were but the same man who had borne her so swiftly through the tangled verdure on that other day! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- To-day all this young verdure smiled clear in sunlight; transparent emerald and amber gleams played over it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When it is robed in the fresh verdure of spring, it must form a charming picture, even by itself. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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