—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The satin set from the 1999 spring/summer collection was also chartreuse, while modest overall, the actress exposed a little skin by leaving a few bottom buttons undone.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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In 2013, visitors to the Museum of Modern Art’s airy atrium in New York City encountered a luminous work: A shocking chartreuse square, measuring 18 by 21 feet, glowed from the ground.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The satin set from the 1999 spring/summer collection was also chartreuse, while modest overall, the actress exposed a little skin by leaving a few bottom buttons undone.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chartreuse
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“Chartreuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartreuse. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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