(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.
(n.) The green rust formed on copper.
(v. t.) To cover, or coat, with verdigris.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is, however, now clear that David Cameron’s one-time “ vote blue, go green ” pitch in opposition was no more than verdigris, a patina rapidly scratched off by the grind of being in government.