Definition of "chartreuse"

chartreuse

/ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural chartreuses
1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
  Quotations
  Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him.
  1921, Booth Tarkington, Harlequin and Columbine‎
2. (color) A greenish-yellow color.
  Quotations
  Well, we shot the line and we went for brokeWith a thousand screamin' trucksAn' eleven long-haired Friends a' JesusIn a chartreuse microbus.
  1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
3. (art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
4. (cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
  Quotations
  ARRANGE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COOKED VEGETABLES IN A CASSEROLE […] The dish resembles a chartreuse.
  1977, Joseph Dommers Vehling Apicius, Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, page 238
adjective
not comparable
1. Of a bright yellowish-green colour.