This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be confounded with
true verdigris. U. S. Disp.
Blue verdigris (Chem.), a verdigris having a blue color, used a
pigment, etc. — Distilled verdigris (Old Chem.), an acid copper
acetate; — so called because the acetic acid used in making it was
obtained from distilled vinegar. — Verdigris green, clear bluish green,
the color of verdigris.
Ver"di*gris, v. t. To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [R.] "An old
verdigrised brass bugle." Hawthorne.
Ver"din (?), n. [Cf. Sp. verdino bright green, F. verdin the
yellow-hammer.] (Zoöl.) A small yellow-headed bird (Auriparus
flaviceps) of Lower California, allied to the titmice; — called also
goldtit.
Ver"dine (?), n. [F. verd, vert, green.] (Chem.) A commercial name for
green aniline dye.