What does chartreuse mean?
Definitions for chartreuse
ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtruschar·treuse
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Princeton's WordNet
Chartreusenoun
aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea greenadjective
a shade of green tinged with yellow
chartreuseadjective
of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
Wiktionary
chartreusenoun
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
chartreusenoun
A greenish yellow colour.
chartreuseadjective
of a bright yellowish-green colour.
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chartreuse
Chartreuse is a color that can be described as a bright, yellowish-green. It is named after a French liqueur called 'Chartreuse' which has a similar greenish hue. There are two variations of chartreuse color - yellow chartreuse which is closer to yellow, and green chartreuse that is closer to green.
Webster Dictionary
Chartreusenoun
a Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France
Chartreusenoun
an alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse
Etymology: [F.]
Wikidata
Chartreuse
Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbal extracts. The liqueur is named after the Monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the general region of Grenoble in France. The liqueur is produced in a factory in the nearby town of Voiron. Chartreuse gives its name to the color chartreuse. It is one of the handful of liquors that continues to age and improve in the bottle.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chartreuse
Chartreux. See Charterhouse.
Etymology and Origins
Chartreuse
The liqueurs prepared at the monastery of La Chartreuse, near Grenoble.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chartreuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chartreuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of chartreuse in a Sentence
Saki:
People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die.
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- ChartreuseGerman
- κιτρινοπράσινοςGreek
- chartreuseFrench
- צ'רטרוזHebrew
- chartreuse - chartreusePortuguese
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