Chartreuse (redirected from chartreuses)

Char·treuse  (shär-trz, -trs, -trz)

A trademark used for a usually yellow or green liqueur.

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char·treuse  (shär-trz, -trs, -trz)

n.

A strong to brilliant greenish yellow to moderate or strong yellow green.

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[After Chartreuse.]

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char·treuse adj.

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chartreuse [ʃɑːˈtrɜːz (French) ʃartrøz]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow

b.  (as adjective) a chartreuse dress

[from French, after La Grande Chartreuse, monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is produced]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chartreuse - aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal hyssop oil - used chiefly in liqueurs
	2.	chartreuse - a shade of green tinged with yellow pea green, yellow green, yellowish green, Paris green green, viridity, greenness - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
Adj.	1.	chartreuse - of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue