Greenely: semewhat with a greene colour. vt Gemma viridè pallens. Phn. Hauing a pale greene colour. Viridius virere. Pli.

Greene: lustie: freshe: newe: linely: strong. Aetas viridis. Col. Lustie youth. Aeuum viride. Ouid. Idem. Animi virides ausis. Sil. Lustie harts touragíous to attempt enterprises. Flore viridissimo puella. Catullus. A maiden in the chiese flonre of hic beautie. Iuuenta viridis. Virg. Linely youth. Cruda ac viridis senectus. Vir. Lustie and strong old age. Viride. Ci. Greene of colour. Aquæ virides. Ouid. Cæspes viridis. Virg. Color viridis. Ouid. Creta viridis. Vittu. Greene earth. Gemma ingratè viridis. Pli. Hauing an vnpleasaunt greye colour. Gemmæ acriter virides. Pli. Of a bright greene colour. Gramen viride. Vir. Herbaviridis. Virg. Humus viridis. Ouid. Lapilli virides. Hor. Smaragdes: Enieraudes. Lentiscus semper viridis. Ci. Ligna viridia arque humida. Ci. Pratum viride. Ouid. Ripa viridissima gramine. Virg. Smaragdi virides. Ouid. Great Emeraudes. Lux viridis smaragdi. Lucret. Vestitus riparum viridissimi. Ci. Vmbra viridis. Vir. The shadowe of greene trees.

I. Lit. (as the most general designation for every shade of that color).

A. Adj.: color, Ov. M. 10, 137; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4: smaragdi, Lucr. 2, 805: collis, id. 2, 322; cf.: colles nitidissimi viridissimique, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, 47: viridis opacaque ripa, id. Leg. 1, 5, 15: gramen, Verg. G. 2, 219: viridiores herbae, Plin. 6, 29, 35, 185: viridia atque umida ligna, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, 45: colubrae, Hor. C. 1, 17, 8: Nereidum comae, id. ib. 3, 28, 10; cf. dei, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 59: caelum, bluish green (when it is clear), Plin. 17, 10, 14, 74.—

B. Subst.: vĭrĭde, is, n.

1. Green color, greenness, verdure (post-Aug.): bacis e viridi rubentibus, reddish green, Plin. 15, 30, 39, 127; so, e viridi pallens (gemma), id. 37, 8, 33, 110.—

2. A green thing, of plants, trees, etc. (late Lat.), Vulg. Ecclus. 43, 23; id. Apoc. 9, 4: omne viride agri, Ambros. in Luc. 7, 16.—More freq. plur.: vĭrĭdĭa, ĭum, n., green plants, herbs, or trees (postAug.), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sen. Ep. 86, 3; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; Vitr. 5, 9, 5; Phaedr. 2, 5, 14. —

II. Transf., green, young, youthful, fresh, blooming, lively, vigorous: viridiora praemiorum genera (opp. arescentes laureae), Cic. Rep. 6, 8, 8: caseus, Col. 7, 8, 1: limus, Pers. 3, 22: viridis et adhuc dulcis fructus studiorum, Quint. 12 6, 3: indignantium, tam viridem et in flore aetatis ereptum esse rebus humanis, Curt. 10, 5, 10: sonus earum (litterarum) viridior vegetiorque, livelier and stronger, Gell. 2, 3, 1: firmior et viridior sonus, id. 13, 20, 13: Euryalus formā insignis viridique juventā, Verg. A. 5, 295: aevum, Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17: senectus, Verg. A. 6, 304; cf. Sil. 1, 187; Col. praef. 12: usque ad novissimam valetudinem viridis, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: leo, Stat. Th. 11, 742: senex, sed mehercule viridis animo ac vigens, Sen. Ep. 66, 1: consilio viridis, sed belli serus, Sil. 3, 255.— With gen.: viridissimus irae, Sil. 5, 569.— Adv.: vĭrĭdĕ, greenly, verdantly: nihil omnino viridius comparatum illis (smaragdis) viret, Plin. 37, 5, 16, 62.