They were most probably sold under the names mountain green (berggrün, vert de montaigne, etc).
Vert (green), verre (glass), ver (worm), vers (toward), and vair (squirrel fur) constitute a quintuple homophone, not even counting verts, verres, and vers.
Anne made her début at the Chateau Vert (Green Castle) pageant in honour of the imperial ambassadors on 4 March 1522, playing "Perseverance".
The maple leaves in the shield, blazoned "proper", were originally drawn vert (green) but were redrawn gules (red) in 1957 and a circlet of the Order of Canada was added to the arms for limited use in 1987.
FRESH VEGETABLE SALAD. 2 cups shelled edamame beans 1 cup raw fresh yellow corn 2/3 cup diced avocado 2/3 cup toasted and salted cashews 1/2 cup sliced or diced roasted and peeled red bell peppers 1 1/2 cups French green beans (haricot vert), blanched, shocked and chopped 2 cups diced jicama 1/2 cup salad dressing, more as desired 1 cup daikon sprouts 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons hemp seeds.
They use French names and are: Or (gold) Argent (silver) Gules (red) Azure (blue) Vert (green) Sable (black) Purpure (purple).
Entrees include grilled marinated baby lamb rack with horseradish mashed potato and broccoli rape; fresh cod, roasted over braised greens with haricot vert Provencal; and carrot risotto with bay scallops and caramelized onions.
For example, France's INSERM offers the postes verts (green positions), which are fellowships for foreign postdocs to work in an INSERM-supported laboratory in France for up to a year.
Greek restaurant Kapnos in DC mixes up a mean fava mezze which includes yellow lentils, corn and haricots verts (green beans).
But he concedes that plenty of Frenchmen still call the place "l'enfer vert," the "green hell".
