Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.