Verdure

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 556
vercl'iir, n., greenne : freshne oi growth. [.See Verdant Verge, vtrj, n a slender green branch, a twig a rod, staff, or mace, or anything like them, used as an emblem of authority extent of junsdiction esp. of the lord-steward of the royal household [L vtrga from the root of virgo a virgin. See Verge, V.] Verge, verj. v.t. to bend or incline to tend downward: to slope: to tend to border upon. n. edge brink [L. ver go, to bend.] Verger, vcrj'er, «. one who carries a verge or emblem of authority: the beadle of a cathedral church a pew-opener or attendant in church, Verifiable, ver'i-f J-a-bl, adj. that may be verified, proved, or confirmed.
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