1. a blue or green pigment made from copper carbonate, used in painting
Usage: art; historical

Examples

• The artist mixed verditer with oil to create a vibrant blue-green paint.
• Medieval manuscripts often featured verditer in their illuminated borders.
• The restoration team identified verditer as one of the original pigments used in the fresco.
• Blue verditer was commonly used by painters in the 18th century.
• The green verditer gave the landscape painting its distinctive hue.