chartreuses

Noun

chartreuse (countable and uncountable, plural chartreuses)

1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
   • Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him.1921, Booth Tarkington, Harlequin and Columbine
2. A greenish-yellow color.
   • Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
     With a thousand screamin' trucks
     An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus
     In a chartreuse microbus.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
3. A kind of enamelled pottery.
4. A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
   • ARRANGE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COOKED VEGETABLES IN A CASSEROLE […] The dish resembles a chartreuse.1977, Joseph Dommers Vehling Apicius, Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, page 238

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