verdigris

/ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/

noun

  1. 1

    A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

  2. 2

    Copper acetate.

  3. 3

    The colour of this patina or material.

verb

  1. 1

    To cover, or coat, with verdigris.

    An old verdigrised brass bugle. — Hawthorne.

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