sb. and a. [f. L. virid-is VIRID a.] a. sb. Veronese green. b. adj. Of or pertaining to this color.
1882. W. T. Suffolk, in Science Gossip, March, 49. The following list of colours contained in my own box may prove useful…. Viridian. [Note.] A transparent oxide of chromium, perfectly permanent, of great use both by itself and in compounding other greens.
1903. Sat. Rev., 21 March, 356/2. The patch of green bank shimmering up to viridian pitch encouraged by … greys.
