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bright chartreuse yellow — noun : a variable color averaging a strong greenish yellow that is lighter and stronger than chartreuse yellow compare bright chartreuse … Useful english dictionary
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
yellow — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Barnumesque, Cassel yellow, Claude tint, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Paris yellow, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, acid yellow … Moby Thesaurus
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 — ► 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
chartreuse — yellow green colour Colour Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
chartreuse — char|treuse [ʃa:ˈtrə:z US ʃa:rˈtru:z] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse monastery used by a particular religious group ; because the drink is made by … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
yellow green — noun a shade of green tinged with yellow • Syn: ↑yellowish green, ↑chartreuse, ↑Paris green, ↑pea green • Derivationally related forms: ↑chartreuse (for: ↑chartreuse) … Useful english dictionary
