Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A monk of the Carthusian order which was founded by St. Bruno in the eleventh century. The name was derived from the valley of the Chartreuse, where the order's first monastery was founded.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Carthusian.
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Examples
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My soul-kitteeh wuz eivver british shorthair or chartreux…daze bery similar.
I’m open, I’m open!!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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La Grande Chartreuse par un chartreux (Lyons, 1898), tr.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Mélich (Mæleh) sur le Danube, ville où l'on fabrique les meilleures arbalètes, et qui a un très-beau monastère de chartreux; puis à Valse, qui appartient audit seigneur, et dont le château, construit sur une roche élevée, domine le Danube.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584
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It took her over a month to finally get into habit of eating canned food (and lots of different brands: she prefers Weruva) - she's a chartreux so ritual & timeliness is key.
About.com Cats 2009
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I though he musta been mostly Chartreux, ‘cauz hi purrsunality fit teh chartreux descripshun.
You don’t understand. This - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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De l� nous v頽mes � M閘ich (M鎙eh) sur le Danube, ville o� l’on fabrique les meilleures arbal鑤es, et qui a un tr鑣-beau monast鑢e de chartreux; puis � Valse, qui appartient audit seigneur, et dont le ch鈚eau, construit sur une roche 閘ev閑, domine le Danube.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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