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Webster 1913 Edition


Chartreuse

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Charˊtreuse′

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Noun.
[F.]
1.
A Carthusian monastery; esp.
La Grande Chartreuse
, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France.
2.
An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; – made at La Grande Chartreuse.