Verdigris (noun)
ver-de-gree
A bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate.
Middle English: from Old French verte-gres, earlier vert de Grece ‘green of Greece’.
Example sentences
“The cannon was covered in such a layer of verdigris that no polishing would remove it.”
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