Chartreuse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chartreuse is a noun meaning A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
Meaning
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
More Meanings
- A greenish-yellow color.
- (art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
- Of a bright yellowish-green colour.
- (cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
Example Sentences
ARRANGE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COOKED VEGETABLES IN A CASSEROLE […] The dish resembles a chartreuse.
Many liqueurs, among them chartreuse and benedictine, have long been held in great esteem as aphrodisiac aids.
Well, we shot the line and we went for broke With a thousand screamin' trucks An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus In a chartreuse microbus.
Every scrap of vegetation had been scorched from the parched soil, except for growths of black, orange, and chartreuse lichen that, from the air, gave the earth a scabbed and infected appearance.
Word Forms
- chartreuses
Synonyms for chartreuse
Depending on context, synonyms include chromatic, yellow green, colored.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colored, chromatic, yellow green, grande, green, citron.
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