Chartreuse
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks. countable, uncountable
"Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him."
- 2 a shade of green tinged with yellow wordnet
- 3 A greenish-yellow color. countable, uncountable
"Well, we shot the line and we went for broke With a thousand screamin' trucks An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus In a chartreuse microbus."
- 4 aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France wordnet
- 5 A kind of enamelled pottery. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould. countable, uncountable
"ARRANGE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COOKED VEGETABLES IN A CASSEROLE […] The dish resembles a chartreuse."
- 1 Of a bright yellowish-green colour. not-comparable
- 1 of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur wordnet
- 1 A female given name from English.
Example
More examples"Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him."
Etymology
Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.
From chartreuse.
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