I. noun
( plural chartreux )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, back-formation from chartreuse monastery, from Middle French chartrouse — more at charterhouse
obsolete : carthusian
II. (ˈ)shär¦trüs, -ȧ¦t-, -üz sometimes -är¦trərs or -ȧ¦trə̄s noun
( plural chartreux )
Usage: usually capitalized
: any of a breed of short-haired domestic cats of French origin having a bluish gray coat and gold or orange eyes