Talk:verdure

Possible obsolete sense in British India

Yule and Burnell's Hobson-Jobson (1903) says:

This word appears to have been used in the 18th century for vegetables, adapted from the Port. verduras. 1752.—Among minor items of revenue from duties in Calcutta we find: [...] "Verdure, fish pots, firewood..."

Equinox ◑ 07:13, 18 November 2021 (UTC)