Chartreuse

[ʃɑː'trɜːz] or [ʃɑr'truz]

(noun.) aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France.

(adj.) of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur .

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(n.) A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France.

(n.) An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse.

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