Verd antique \Verd` an*tique"\ [F. vert antique a kind of
marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde
antico.] (Min.)
(a) A mottled-green serpentine marble.
(b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}.
verd antique
n : a dark green impure marble [syn: {verde antique}]