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Chartreuse definition

Char·treuse (s̸här tro̵̅o̅z′, -tro̵̅o̅s′; Fr s̸hȧr tröz′)

a yellow, pale-green, or white liqueur made by the Carthusian monks

Etymology: after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery in France

noun

  1. this liqueur
  2. pale, yellowish green

adjective

of the color chartreuse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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