verdigris in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for verdigris in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

verdigris [Brit ˈvəːdɪɡriː, ˈvəːdɪɡriːs, Am ˈvərdəˌɡris] N

Translations for verdigris in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

verdigris in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verdigris in the English»French Dictionary

verdigris [ˈvɜ:dɪgrɪs, Am ˈvɜ:rdɪgri:s] N no pl

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The hip roof of verdigris copper contrasts with the dark reddish brick.
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Most of the glass is framed by copper with a verdigris patina.
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The silver finds were covered in a layer of silver chloride corrosion, and some items including copper were covered with green copper carbonate verdigris.
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Verdigris forms a protective patina on the surface of the bell which coats it against further oxidation.
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There is a narrow black neck collar with verdigris below on the nape and a black chin stripe that extends from the lower mandible.
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A few weeks later the pot was dug up and the verdigris scraped off.
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It is composed of verdigris, vinegar, and honey, boiled to a consistency.
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The chapel's dome was covered in copper which developed a distinctive green verdigris colour, reverting to the original bronze colour after restoration in the late 1990s.
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They also used the pigment verdigris, made by soaking copper plates in fermenting wine.
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The pigments available to painters were more varied; monks in monasteries used use of verdigris, made by soaking copper in fermenting wine, to color medieval manuscripts.
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