chartreuse.

1. A vivid yellow-green color, named after the liqueur.

2. A French herbal liqueur known in green and yellow varieties.

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Words that belong together

• a chartreuse accent
• chartreuse fabric

On the page

A chartreuse accent made the otherwise muted costume impossible to overlook.

The chartreuse fabric seemed brighter beneath the cool lights.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable color name; plural chartreuses for distinct shades. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.