Associations to the word «Chartreuse»

Wiktionary

CHARTREUSE, noun. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
CHARTREUSE, noun. A greenish yellow colour.
CHARTREUSE, adjective. Of a bright yellowish-green colour.

Dictionary definition

CHARTREUSE, noun. Aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France.
CHARTREUSE, noun. A shade of green tinged with yellow.
CHARTREUSE, adjective. Of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope