Vert \Vert\, n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.]

1. (Eng. Forest Law)
   (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer.
   (b) The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.

2. (Her.) The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)