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chartreuse
CIDE DICTIONARY
chartreuse, n. [F.].
- A Carthusian monastery; esp.
La Grande Chartreuse , mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France. [1913 Webster] - An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chartreuse, n.
1 a pale green or yellow liqueur of brandy and aromatic herbs etc.
2 the pale yellow or pale green colour of this.
3 a dish of fruit enclosed in jelly etc.
1 a pale green or yellow liqueur of brandy and aromatic herbs etc.
2 the pale yellow or pale green colour of this.
3 a dish of fruit enclosed in jelly etc.
Etymology
La Grande Chartreuse (Carthusian monastery near Grenoble)
THESAURUS
chartreuse
aestival, beryl-green, berylline, blue-green, bluish-green, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, foliaged, glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy, green, green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue, greenish-yellow, greensick, holly, ivy, ivy-green, leafy, leaved, olivaceous, olive, olive-green, porraceous, smaragdine, springlike, summerlike, summery, verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert, virescent, yellowish-greenFor further exploring for "chartreuse" in Webster Dictionary Online
