—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
Photo : Cameron Carothers The quirky main bathroom has chartreuse cabinetry.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The tote also comes in the season’s striking hues: turquoise, ultramarine, and chartreuse.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Taut, silvery blue leaves — two-inch spears studded along curvaceous, sprawling, serpentine stems — contrast perfectly with chartreuse bracts.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
Photo : Cameron Carothers The quirky main bathroom has chartreuse cabinetry.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The tote also comes in the season’s striking hues: turquoise, ultramarine, and chartreuse.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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 6 Apr. 2025.
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