chartreuse
English translation: a chartreuse / chartreuse house
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| 22:48 Nov 10, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Julie Barber United Kingdom Local time: 18:43 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | country house |
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| 4 +1 | small isolated countryhouse |
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| 3 | 'charterhouse' |
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| 2 | a chartreuse / chartreuse house |
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5 mins confidence: 
'charterhouse' Explanation: Unless it refers to some specific style of monastic architecture, i think it probably is indeed referring to a former 'charterhouse' or Carthusian monastery — many of these were quite small, and would possibly be the sort of thing that we might have called a 'priory' in the UK; I think I'm right in saying that some of them were little more than wayside stopping-places for pilgrims, probably like the Templars' / Hospitallers' 'commandreries' etc. (No doubt our historical expert colleagues will correct me on all that!) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-10 22:54:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- BTW, don't forget also that 'Chartreuse' can also be a breed of cat! ...as well as a culinary term, and of course, a colour! |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1country house Explanation: Petite maison de campagne un peu isolée. Reference: http://www.lamytradition.com/common/code/b2c/glo_b2c.asp?_La... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1small isolated countryhouse Explanation: une chartreuse est une petite maison de campagne isolée (Littré) |
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