From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchartreusechar‧treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [uncountable] 1 DFDa green or yellow alcoholic drink2 CCa bright yellow-green colour
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chartreuse• There were squares, oblongs, and triangles of crimson, vermilion, chartreuse, ocher, magenta, and canary.Origin chartreuse (1800-1900) 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 this religious group 