/shahr troohz", -troohs"/ ; Fr. /shannrdd trdduez"/ , n.
1. an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
2. ( l.c. ) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.
adj.
3. ( l.c. ) of the color chartreuse.
[ 1865-70; Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made ]