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chartreuse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chartreuse \Char`treuse"\, n. [F.] 1. A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order in the mountains near Grenoble, France. 2. An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chartreuse adj : having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur n 1: aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint; made at monastery near Grenoble France [syn: {Chartreuse}] 2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {yellowish green}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]
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