Definition of chartreuse
: a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green
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In a palette of chartreuse, ocher, cinnamon and gamboge, Ito overlaid uncommon shapes, such as a rectangle rounded and pinched at the top like a loaf of Wonder Bread, into compositions of preternatural calm.
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The chartreuse caviar is a touch of whimsy served alongside a cocktail called the Canary Trap ($16), a highball variant of a Tom Collins imagined by head bartender Jess Lambert.
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This chunky chartreuse and cobalt blue string of beads will keep summer alive in your wardrobe even as the heat starts to subside.
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Small panfish jigs in bright orange, pink, chartreuse or red usually do the trick.
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That works best here in several smaller close-ups of women’s faces in ecstasy or anguish, with skin of European or African tones, but also of blue or chartreuse.
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Tiny plastic swimmer tails, often in pearl, chartreuse or yellow, are added to the jig hooks.
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Prior to the show, McKnight dyed single ostrich feathers to match the collection’s muted color palette in shades of mustard, chartreuse, violet, and tangerine.
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Minnows are working the best, but black and chartreuse plastic jigs are working well, along with Bobby Garland threadfin shad.
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Origin and Etymology of chartreuse
Chartreuse
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