chartreuse Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
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noun a shade of green tinged with yellow
yellow green; pea green; yellowish green; Paris green.
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adjective satellite of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
WordNet
Char`treuse" noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France. -
An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse.
