Chartreux

/ ʃɑːˈtrɜː, ʃartrø /

noun

1. a breed of sturdy cat with short dense woolly fur

Example Sentences

The words “Meet the Chartreux: French, Quiet & Cute” floated across the cat’s image.

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The Chartreux, also known as Carthusians, embrace a deeply ascetic existence in the western French Alps, observing customs that have barely changed since their order, one of Christianity’s oldest, was founded.

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In 2020, the Chartreux philosophy worked in reverse: As Covid-19 ground the world a halt, the Carthusian way of life went on, unchanged.

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In a comic set piece, Chartreux, wearing silver heels and a sparkly top and shorts, short-circuited, her speech breaking up, her gestures repeating; the bit prompted a few giggles, but it dragged on, testing our patience.

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Djoudi, Drapeau, and Lepreux are musicians, mainly, and did the bulk of the playing for “Micro”; Chartreux, an ex-gymnast, also played keyboards, and was the only performer aside from Rigal who appeared to be trained in movement.

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