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VERCHALURIA, a town in the western frontier of Sibe¬ 
ria, the first which occurs after passing the great chain of the 
Ourals, the boundary between European and Asiatic Russia. 
It forms, therefore, the custom-house of Siberia; and an im¬ 
post of ten percent, is levied on all goods passing through it. 
The adjacent country is fertile. In the neighbourhood are 
extensive mines; 120 miles north of Catharinenburg. Lat. 
53. 45. N. long. 60. 14. E. 
VERCHNEY-LOMQV, a town of the central part of 
European Russia, in the.government of Penza; 60 miles 
west-by-north of Penza. 
VERCHOLENSK, a small town of Asiatic Russia, in the 
government of Irkoutsk, on the Lena; 120 miles north of 
Irkoutsk. 
VERCHOURALSK, a small town of Asiatic Russia, in 
the province of Oufa, on the Oural; 120 miles south-east of 
Oufa. 
VERCY, a small town in the north-east of France, in 
Champagne. 
VE'RDANCY, s. Greenness. Norris somewhere uses it 
in his Miscellanies. 
VERDANT, adj. [viridans, Latin.] Green. This word 
is so lately naturalized, that Skinner could find it only in a 
dictionary. 
Each odorous bushy shrub 
Fenc’d up the verdant wall. Milton. 
VERDAS NOVAS, a village in the north of Portugal; 
4 miles north-east of Oporto. 
VERDE, a cape on the coast of the territory of Genoa. 
Lat. 43. 50. N. long. 7. 50. E„ 
VERDE, a river of New Granada, in the province of San 
Juan de los Llanos.—2. A river of Quito, in the province of 
Esmeraldas, which runs into the Pacific ocean in the bay of 
Tola.—3. A river of Quito, in the province of Esmeraldas, 
which runs north to enter the Guaillabamba.—4. A river of 
Peru, in the province of Tacunga, which runs south, and 
enters the Pastaza, near its source.—5. A river of the country 
of the Amazons, in the provinceof the Chiquitos, which runs 
north, and enters the Itenes. — 6. A river of Mexico, in 
Durango, which runs south, and enters the Salado. 
—7. A river of Paraguay, which runs south-east and 
enters the Paraguay.—8. A river of Brazil, in the province 
of Porto Seguro, which rises in the mountains near the coast, 
and turning afterwards to the north, enters the Rio Francisco. 
—9. A river of St. Domingo, which rises near the north 
coast, between the towns of La Vega and Santiago, and 
running west, enters the Yaque.—10. A river of Brazil, in 
the province of Sergippe, which runs south-south-east, and 
enters the Parana on the north.—11. A river of the pro¬ 
vince of Buenos Ayres, which runs west, and enters the 
Parana.—12. A river of Paraguay, which runs south-south¬ 
east, to enter the Paraguay.—13. A river of Paraguay, which 
runs south-east, and enters the Amamby.—14. A river of 
Quito, in the province of Tacunga.'—15. A small island of 
the Pacific ocean, opposite the coast of Terra Firma.— 
16. A small island of New Granada, on the coast of the 
province of Carthegena, at the mouth of the river Mag¬ 
dalena.—17. A small island of the Atlantic ocean, near the 
coast of the province and government of Vera Cruz, and 
not far distant from the island of Sacrifices.—18. A small 
island of the Atlantic, near the coast of Cumana, between 
the islands of Testigos and Frayles.—19. A cape on the 
coast of Peru, in the province of Truxillo.—20. A cape on 
the east coast of the straits of Magellan, between the river 
of Agua Buena and the port of Papagayos. 
VERDE, Cape, a mountainous cape on the coast of Peru. 
Lat. 6. 20. S. 
VERDE, Cape, a considerable cape of Africa, stretching 
out into the Atlantic, and forming the most westerly point 
of that continent. 
VERDE, Islands of Cape, a groupe situated in the 
Atlantic, about 80 miles west of the cape, on the coast of 
Africa, whence they derive their name. It consists of ten 
islands, of which the largest are, St. Jago, St. Antonio, and 
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St. Nicholas; the small Mayo, Bonavista, Sal, St. Vincent, 
St. Lucia, Brava, and Fogo. The large islands rise in the 
interior into very lofty mountains, from which they derive a 
copious supply of water. Fogo also, as its name expresses, 
is composed of a very formidable volcano, in a state of 
perpetual activity. The rest of the smaller islands, though 
rocky, are destitute of very considerable elevations, and are 
thus at once deprived of good water, and rendered highly 
unproductive. Even the most fertile districts of this little 
archipelago cannot rival the rich soil of Madeira and the 
Canaries. These islands, notwithstanding their situation, 
are not much frequented by European vessels proceeding to 
the East Indies or America. These vessels, after passing the 
Canaries, usually stand across towards the coast of Brazil, 
in order to obtain the benefit of the trade winds. The 
navigation among the islands themselves is difficult, being 
much obstructed by tides and currents. 
VERDE ISLAND, or Verde Kev, one of the small 
Bahamas. Lat. 22.54. N. long. 75. 26. W. 
VERDE, Rio, a river of South America, in the repub¬ 
lic of Buenos Ayres, which has its rise in the Cordilleras, 
and traverses the plains of the Gran Chaco, to fall into the 
Paraguay above Assumption. 
VERDEN, a district or small province in the north-west 
of Germany, in Hanover, bearing the title of duchy, and 
adjacent on one side to Luneburg, on the other to Bremen. 
Its area is about 520 square miles; its population only 23,000, 
all Lutherans. 
VERDEN, the chief town of the above district, is situated 
on the river Aller; 53 miles south-west of Hamburgh. 
VE'RDERER, s. [viridarius , low Latin.] An officer in 
the forest.—A forest hath peculiar officers, as foresters, ten¬ 
derers, &c. Hon:ell. 
VERDERONE, or La Bourlarderie, an island on the 
east coast of Cape Breton island. 
VERDICT, s. [verdict, old French, Lacombe; verlum 
dictum, Latin.] The determination of the jury declared to 
the judge.—Before the jury go together, ’tis all to nothing 
what the verdict shall be. Spenser. —Declaration; decision; 
judgment; opinion.—Deceived greatly they are, who think 
that all they whose names are cited amongst the favourers of 
this cause, are on any such verdict agreed. Hooker. 
VERDIGRIS, a river of the United States, in the Mis¬ 
souri territory, which joins the Arkansaw, 15 or 20 miles 
above Canadian river. It is navigable 150 miles, and is 
100 yards wide at its mouth. 
VE'RDIGRISE, s. The rust of brass, which in time 
being consumed and eaten with tallow, turneth into green ; 
in Latin cerugo ; in French vert de gris, or the hoary green. 
Peacham. —Brass turned into green, is called verdigrise. 
Bacon. 
VE'RDITER, s. Chalk made green.— Verditure ground 
with a weak gum Arabic water, is the faintest and palest 
green. Peacham. 
VERDON, a river in the south-east of France, depart¬ 
ment of the Lower Alps, which falls into the Durance. 
VERDUN, a town in the north-east of France, depart¬ 
ment of the Meuse. It is traversed by that river, which is 
here in a comparatively early part of its course, and has 
extensive meadows along its banks. The population of 
Verdun somewhat exceeds 9000; and the town, though not 
large, is divided into three parts, the Upper, the Lower, and 
the New town. It is the see of a bishop, and stands 35 miles 
west of Metz, and 55 north-west of Nancy. Lat. 49. 9. 31. N. 
long. 5. 22. 17. E. 
VERDUN, a small town in the east of France, situated at 
the confluence of the rivers Saone and Doubs; 12 miles 
north-by-east of Chalons sur Saone, and 45 north-by-east of 
Macon. 
VERDUN, a small inland town in the south-west of 
France, on the Garonne; 20 miles north-west of Toulouse. 
VE'RDURE, s. [verdure , Fr.] Green ; green colour. 
Its verdure clad 
Her universal face with pleasant green. Milton. 
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