Chartreuse

[ shahr-trooz, -troos; French shar-trœz ]

/ ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus; French ʃarˈtrœz /

noun

an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.

(lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.

adjective

(lowercase) of the color chartreuse.

Origin of Chartreuse

1865–70; <French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made

Words nearby Chartreuse

chartography, chartophylacium, chartophylax, Chartres, Chartres, Cathedral of, Chartreuse, Chartreux, chart room, chartula, chartulary, Chartwell

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Example sentences from the Web for Chartreuse

One of them (the dog, not owner) was two-tone, with a chartreuse mane and red ears.
China’s Dog-Dyeing Craze: Once Shunned, Pet Pooches Now Embraced|Melinda Liu|July 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Coffee had been served, and the Chartreuse—Biron had not forgotten.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield
It was very hot when we left to dive into that glorious region we had seen from the Chartreuse.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler
Mrs. Deane-Pitt made some more of her happy remarks while they sipped the chartreuse, and her teeth and eyes flashed superbly.
Cynthia|Leonard Merrick

Heat the chartreuse by placing the mold in a pan of hot water and putting both in the oven for a few minutes.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Everything about the Chartreuse was original, not only the dancers and the dances but the orchestra, the music, and the manager.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Chartreuse

chartreuse

/ (ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, French ʃartrøz) /

noun

either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers

a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
(as adjective)a chartreuse dress

Word Origin for chartreuse

C19: from French, after La Grande Chartreuse, monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is produced

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chartreuse
释义	Chartreuse [ shahr-trooz, -troos; French shar-trœz ] / ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus; French ʃarˈtrœz / noun an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain. (lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge. adjective (lowercase) of the color chartreuse. Origin of Chartreuse 1865–70; <French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made Words nearby Chartreuse chartography, chartophylacium, chartophylax, Chartres, Chartres, Cathedral of, Chartreuse, Chartreux, chart room, chartula, chartulary, Chartwell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Chartreuse One of them (the dog, not owner) was two-tone, with a chartreuse mane and red ears. China’s Dog-Dyeing Craze: Once Shunned, Pet Pooches Now Embraced\|Melinda Liu\|July 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Coffee had been served, and the Chartreuse—Biron had not forgotten. Rough-Hewn\|Dorothy Canfield It was very hot when we left to dive into that glorious region we had seen from the Chartreuse. An Autobiography\|Elizabeth Butler Mrs. Deane-Pitt made some more of her happy remarks while they sipped the chartreuse, and her teeth and eyes flashed superbly. Cynthia\|Leonard Merrick Heat the chartreuse by placing the mold in a pan of hot water and putting both in the oven for a few minutes. The Century Cook Book\|Mary Ronald Everything about the Chartreuse was original, not only the dancers and the dances but the orchestra, the music, and the manager. Vie de Bohme\|Orlo Williams British Dictionary definitions for Chartreuse chartreuse / (ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, French ʃartrøz) / noun either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow (as adjective)a chartreuse dress Word Origin for chartreuse C19: from French, after La Grande Chartreuse, monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is produced Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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