—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Use primarily brown, green, and black jigs with orange, chartreuse, or red skirts.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
Madonna appears in part of the clip as an elegant woman in a chartreuse dress.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
The Climbing Vine rug has been refreshed with an olive green background bordered by chartreuse tendrils.
—Jo Rodgers Jameson Montgomery Roxanne Fequiere Emilia Petrarca Kate Guadagnino Sophie Bew, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
To take a note from Kyle Richards’ book, pick up bright colors like crimson, chartreuse, and royal lilac, or stick to the basics with white, black, and other neutrals.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
The chartreuse stripe, which is the inverse of lavender, represents third-gender identities and identities that do not fall within the gender binary.10
14.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
Arriving in a chartreuse hue, the sleeves are what set James apart from many of the other women on the red carpet last night.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
Terra-cotta roof by ochre wall by chartreuse meadow, Pissarro slowed Cézanne’s hand and forced his attention toward the inner details.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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With Sophie, a modern brasserie dressed in shades of chartreuse, and three bars including a constantly busy lobby bar; the retro, clubby Punch Room; and a rooftop natural wine bar, the Edition Tokyo Ginza has no shortage of places to play.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Use primarily brown, green, and black jigs with orange, chartreuse, or red skirts.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
Madonna appears in part of the clip as an elegant woman in a chartreuse dress.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
The Climbing Vine rug has been refreshed with an olive green background bordered by chartreuse tendrils.
—Jo Rodgers Jameson Montgomery Roxanne Fequiere Emilia Petrarca Kate Guadagnino Sophie Bew, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
To take a note from Kyle Richards’ book, pick up bright colors like crimson, chartreuse, and royal lilac, or stick to the basics with white, black, and other neutrals.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
The chartreuse stripe, which is the inverse of lavender, represents third-gender identities and identities that do not fall within the gender binary.10
14.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
Arriving in a chartreuse hue, the sleeves are what set James apart from many of the other women on the red carpet last night.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
Terra-cotta roof by ochre wall by chartreuse meadow, Pissarro slowed Cézanne’s hand and forced his attention toward the inner details.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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