CHARTREUSE


Meaning of CHARTREUSE in English

n. 1 a pale green or yellow liqueur of brandy and aromatic herbs etc. 2 the pale yellow or pale green colour of this. 3 a dish of fruit enclosed in jelly etc.

[ La Grande Chartreuse (Carthusian monastery near Grenoble) ]

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