Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chartreuse \Char`treuse"\, n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

chartreuse
     adj : having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
     n 1: aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel
          and hyssop and peppermint; made at monastery near
          Grenoble, France
     2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {yellowish
        green}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]