What's the difference between amazonite and verdigris?

Amazonite


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Amazon stone

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Verdigris


Definition:

  • (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.

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  • (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.

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