—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
The taste of Flora Green is somewhere midway between green and yellow chartreuse without the high alcohol content of either.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Joan Chen also went fairy-like in green chartreuse, an off-shoulder number from the Elie Saab resort 2025 collection.
—Leanne Italie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Marisa Capasso, Aramark’s general manager at the science center, who devised it, described it as a sweet concoction with green chartreuse, peach schnapps, maraschino liqueur and fresh lime juice.
—James Barron, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The home is unmissable from the street—the exterior is a bright chartreuse.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
The taste of Flora Green is somewhere midway between green and yellow chartreuse without the high alcohol content of either.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Joan Chen also went fairy-like in green chartreuse, an off-shoulder number from the Elie Saab resort 2025 collection.
—Leanne Italie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Marisa Capasso, Aramark’s general manager at the science center, who devised it, described it as a sweet concoction with green chartreuse, peach schnapps, maraschino liqueur and fresh lime juice.
—James Barron, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Chartreuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartreuse. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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