Chartreuse (color) Chartreuse (color) Chartreuse (, ; ) is a color between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called "green chartreuse", introduced in 1764. Similarly, "chartreuse yellow" is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green that was named because of its resemblance to the color of one of the French liqueurs called "yellow chartreuse", introduced in 1838. The French word "chartreuse" means "charterhouse". The monasteries that the monks of the Carthusian order (who started producing Chartreuse liqueur in 1764) live in, of which the first
Monks Eleigh Monks Eleigh Monks Eleigh is a village and a civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, United Kingdom, situated on the tributary to the River Brett in a rural area. The parish church, St. Peter, has a 15th-century tower which can be seen from the surrounding countryside. Some houses round the village green date back to the 16th century, as does the Swan Inn. The parish contains the hamlets of Swingleton Green and Stackyard Green. Monks Eleigh Congregational Chapel, on Brent Eleigh Road, was founded in 1820. It is now a United Reformed Church church. Church books, including the history of the