verdeur, n.f., greenness, viridity, sap; tartness, harshness (of wine); acrimony; (of old people) vigor, freshness.
verdict (-dikt), n.m., (jur.) verdict, finding. Rendre un —; to deliver a verdict.
verdier, n.m., verderer, verderor; (orni.) greenfinch, green-linnet.
verdir, v.a. and n., to paint green; to grow green, to become green; to get covered with verdigris (of copper).
verdoyant, -e, adj., verdant, green.
verdoyer, v.n., to be verdant, to become green.
verdure, n.f., verdure, greenness, green; pot-herbs.
verdurier, n.m., greengrocer.
véreu-x, -se, adj., worm-eaten, maggoty, full of maggots, rotten; suspicious, suspected of a concealed vice or defect; (com.) (of bills) insecure, unsafe, doubtful.
verge, n.f., rod, wand; shank (of an anchor); handle (of a whip); penis. pl., rod, birch (old); yard (measure). — de bedeau, verger’s wand. Cet enfant craint les —s; that child fears the rod. Donner des —s pour se faire fouetter; to give a rod to beat one’s self. Passer (quelqu’un) par les —s; (mil.) to flog. Être passé par les —s or passer par les —s; to run the gauntlet. Faire passer (un soldat) par les —s; (mil.) to flog through the lines.