Chartreux
/ (ʃɑːˈtrɜː, French ʃartrø) /
a breed of sturdy cat with short dense woolly fur
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How to use Chartreux in a sentence
What is still more melancholy, the Benedictines, Bernardines, and even the Chartreux are permitted to have mortmains and slaves.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Bluish grey is not a common colour; this species are styled Chartreux Cats, and are esteemed rarities.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. RossThe appellation of Chartrons, is said to be derived from Chartreux, a convent of that order having existed here.
Barn and the Pyrenees | Louisa Stuart CostelloNevertheless, this event is to be found painted in the fine pictures of the little monastery of the Chartreux at Paris.
The Phantom World | Augustin CalmetThe gardens were extended across the property of the Chartreux.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. Wolff
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