chartreuse
noun
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Definition of chartreuse
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green
Chartreuse
trademarkDefinition of Chartreuse (Entry 2 of 2)
—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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At the time the Blue Note label was chartreuse and blue, and the couple painted their first apartment those same colors. — Tim Weiner, New York Times, "Lorraine Gordon, Keeper of the Village Vanguard Flame, Dies at 95," 9 June 2018 Cochon Volant Brasserie: Raise a toast at the Loop restaurant Saturday with $10 glasses of select French sparkling wines and $5 chartreuse shots. — Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, "Celebrate Bastille Day with dinners, specials and lots of free-flowing rosé," 9 July 2018 One is the Herbaceous Longshoreman ($14), with spirits that include navy-strength gin and green chartreuse, plus citrus and egg whites with hibiscus-blueberry tea garnish. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reopening after break, Meraki marks new menu with a half-price night," 12 July 2018 With its tea-length skirt and old school vibe, the suit was demure, though the shades of acid yellow and chartreuse woven into slate grey kept things exciting. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Of Course Lady Gaga Wore 3 Runway Looks in 24 Hours," 25 May 2018 Best colors of swimming minnows have been: pink & chartreuse, pearl and smoke/glitter. — Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity, "Fishing report: Uneven weather makes for mixed results on the water | The Kansas City Star," 28 Mar. 2018 There was the black five-inch slow roller shad, a chartreuse five-inch shad, the five-inch slow roller eels, a seven-inch herring prototype. — John Peabody, New York Times, "A Growing Brooklyn Fishing Scene, Artisanal Lures Included," 28 June 2018 Look for the shiny, chartreuse orbs at farmers markets, some nurseries, and supermarkets. — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, "Green (that is, unripe) tomatoes can be delicious pickled, preserved or – you guessed it – fried," 14 June 2018 Five men in chartreuse shirts descend with shovels, dig five holes in the brown clay and muscle 10-foot-tall overcup oak saplings into them. — Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, "D.C. says its tree canopy is growing. Federal researchers disagree.," 10 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chartreuse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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