- chartreuse green
- noun
: a dark greenish yellow that is redder, less strong, and very slightly lighter than average olive yellow
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chartreuse green
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Chartreuse (color) — For other uses, see Chartreuse. Chartreuse (UK: /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/, US: /ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ or /ʃɑːrˈtruːs/;[1] French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtʁøz]) (the web color) is a color halfway between yellow and green that was named because of its… … Wikipedia
Chartreuse (liqueur) — For other uses, see Chartreuse. Chartreuse Type Liqueur Manufacturer Carthusian monks Country of origi … Wikipedia
Chartreuse (Liqueur) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chartreuse. Caves de la Chartreuse … Wikipédia en Français
Chartreuse — [shär tro͞oz′, shärtro͞os′; ] Fr [ shȧr tröz′] [after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery in France] trademark for a yellow, pale green, or white liqueur made by the Carthusian monks n. 1. [occas.c ] this liqueur 2. [c ] pale, yellowish… … English World dictionary
chartreuse — (n.) type of liqueur, 1866, from la Grande Chartreuse, chief monastery of the Carthusian order, which was founded 11c. and named for the massif de la Chartreuse (M.L. Carthusianus) mountain group in the French Alps, where its first monastery was… … Etymology dictionary
chartreuse — ► NOUN ▪ a pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy. ORIGIN named after La Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble where the liqueur was first made … English terms dictionary
green — [adj1] young, new, blooming bosky, budding, burgeoning, callow, developing, flourishing, foliate, fresh, grassy, growing, half formed, immature, infant, juvenile, leafy, lush, maturing, pliable, puerile, pullulating, raw, recent, sprouting,… … New thesaurus
Green Bay Botanical Garden — (47 acres) is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is open daily in the warmer months, or weekdays in the colder months; an admission fee is charged.The gardens opened in 1996 on a site that was… … Wikipedia
Chartreuse (liqueur) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chartreuse. Caves de la Chartreuse … Wikipédia en Français
chartreuse — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
