an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
(lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.
either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
( as adjective )
a chartreuse dress
1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made
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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Frederick Wildman and Sons, the only Chartreuse importer in the United States, is working to meet demand from retailers, bars, restaurants and consumers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Other restaurants removed their Chartreuse offerings rather than use a substitute.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
“I definitely treat the front yard differently than the backyard,” says Lisa Bauer, the owner of Chartreuse Landscape Design in Seattle and winner of multiple awards at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Where it’s not peeling off around the edges, it’s covered in chartreuse algae.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Middeck, Dr. Becky appears in a chartreuse Good Inside sweatshirt—$55 on the Good Inside shop: “the perfect fit for your parenting journey,” according to the site.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Styled by Rebecca Corbin-Murray, she paired the chartreuse dress with marching diamonds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
In Christie’s Linda, we have a more relatable menopausal role model than the Hulk, not to mention one that isn't a radioactive tone of chartreuse.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
She had always regarded the color turquoise, like shocking pink and chartreuse, as the color equivalent of the word ain't: quaint when seldom used but vulgar in great doses.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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