char|treuse

char|treuse
char|treuse «shar TRERZ; for n. 1 and adj. also shahr TROOZ», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a light, yellowish green.
2. a green, yellow, or white liqueur first made by the Carthusian monks from aromatic herbs and brandy: »

There are a hundred and thirty herbal ingredients in Chartreuse (New Yorker).

3. a Carthusian monastery.
–adj.
light yellowish-green.
[< French chartreuse Carthusian < La Grande Chartreuse chief monastery of the order]

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  • treuse — char·treuse; …   English syllables

  • char — brah·ma·char·ya; ca·char; car·char·i·as; car·char·o·don; car·char·o·dont; char·a·banc; char·a·cin·i·dae; char·act; char·ac·ter·ful; char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly; char·ac·ter·is·tic·ness; char·ac·ter·iz·a·ble; char·ac·ter·i·za·tion; char·ac·ter·ize;… …   English syllables

  • chartreuse — char·treuse …   English syllables

  • chartreuse — char|treuse1 [ ʃar truz ] adjective bright green yellow in color chartreuse char|treuse 2 [ ʃar truz ] noun uncount a green or yellow alcoholic drink, sometimes drunk after a meal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — Char•treuse [[t]ʃɑrˈtruz, ˈtrus[/t]] trm 1) vin an aromatic yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks 2) fia (l.c.) a clear light green with a yellowish tinge • Etymology: 1865–70; < F, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery… …   From formal English to slang

  • chartreusefarvet — char|treuse|far|vet adj., chartreusefarvede (med en mat grøn el. gul farve) …   Dansk ordbog

  • chartreusekniv — char|treuse|kniv sb., en, e, ene (urtekniv med dybe riller) …   Dansk ordbog

  • chartreuse — I char|treuse 1. char|treuse sb., n (en urtelikør) II char|treuse 2. char|treuse ubøj. adj. (med en mat grøn el. gul farve) …   Dansk ordbog

  • Chartreuse — Char treuse , n. [F.] 1. A Carthusian monastery; esp. {La Grande Chartreuse}, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France. [1913 Webster] 2. An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; made at La Grande Chartreuse.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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