Thesaurus: verdigris

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1. n. A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates.
2. n. The green rust formed on copper.
3. v. t. To cover, or coat, with verdigris.
4. n. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
5. n. a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
6. v. color verdigris
7. 1. (Chem.) A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates. 2. The green rust formed on copper. [Colloq.] Note: This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be confounded with true verdigris. U. S. Disp. Blue verdigris (Chem.), a verdigris having a blue color, used a pigment, etc. -- Distilled verdigris (Old Chem.), an acid copper acetate; -- so called because the acetic acid used in making it was obtained from distilled vinegar. -- Verdigris green, clear bluish green, the color of verdigris. To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [R.] "An old verdigrised brass bugle." Hawthorne.
8. A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug,obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consistingessentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates.
9. n:100 n. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment n. a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time v. color verdigris