Chartreusenoun [ U ]
uk/ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/us/ʃɑːrˈtruːz/trademarka brand name for a type of strong French alcoholic drink that is green or yellow
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Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- distil
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- malt whisky
- scotch
- sloe gin
- spirit
- toddy
- vodka
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Examples from literature
- He walked about the room—he did not drink any coffee, nor even a Chartreuse—and she stood perfectly still.
- More than two hundred ingredients go to make up Chartreuse, and nowhere else in the world can this cordial be manufactured.
- These slumbers, lapped in Champagne and Chartreuse, had soothed and calmed him, no doubt, for he awoke in a very benevolent frame of mind.
- This monastery is where the celebrated liquor, "Chartreuse", was manufactured, the basis of which is brandy, distilled flowers, and herbs.
- Well, then, a glass of Chartreuse?