Spanish
cardenillo 1
They're covered in rust and verdigris; the cases are old and pitted.
2
Her torch picked up fresh splinters of wood from the verdigris-covered fence.
3
They were all quite green and dull, coated with years of verdigris.
4
The ground, rich black earth... was covered with vivid, leek-like, verdigris green.
5
Melt the rosin, tallow and wax together, then add the verdigris.
1
It is stated in Watts' "Dictionary of Chemistry" that it is "prepared on a large scale by mixing arsenious acid with cupric acetate and water.
2
Cupric acetate is never employed, I believe, in England-themuch cheaper copper salt, the sulphate, being always employed.