Verditer (noun)
ver-di-ter
A light blue or bluish-green pigment, typically prepared by adding chalk or whiting to a solution of copper nitrate, used in making crayons and as a watercolour.
Early 16th century from Old French verd de terre, literally ‘earth green’.
Example sentences
“Green verditer was used for both distemper and oil based interior house paints.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
