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- noun A member of a
breed of large blue short-haireddomestic cats , originating inFrance . - noun A
Carthusian monk .
Etymologies
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Examples
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These physical truths were doubtless unknown to the ecclesiastical legislators, who imposed the lenten diet on different communities of monks, such as Chartreux, Recollets,
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"Chartreux," which still remains, because the besieging army of Henri
The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897
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These physical truths were doubtless unknown to the ecclesiastical legislators, who imposed the lenten diet on different communities of monks, such as Chartreux, Recollets, Trappists, and the
The Physiology of Taste 1755-1826 Brillat-Savarin 1790
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July 18, 2009 at 7:56 am ai haz eh hapicat. dey calz dem ‘Chartreux’
i prefer mines - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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October 20, 2009 at 6:46 am aifinkso “Maltese” refers to enny grey cat — then there are specific breeds like Chartreux that are grey, so they are alsew Malteese by default!
You don’t understand. This - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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July 19, 2009 at 11:58 pm ai be tinken Hapicat iz eh Chartreux natrallee-ackuren brede awf kitteh jus lik mai Lincoln:
What’s the password? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I have seen the Chartreux in my neighborhood inherit a hundred thousand crowns from one of their mainmortable slaves, who had made a fortune by commerce at
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What is still more melancholy, the Benedictines, Bernardines, and even the Chartreux are permitted to have mortmains and slaves.
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In fact, the Order's founder was responsible for two houses, one at Chartreux close to Grenoble, and the second in Calabria at Serra San Bruno.
Into Great Silence, dir. Philip Gröning (2005) Miglior acque 2007
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It is a mortal sin for a Chartreux to eat half an ounce of mutton, but he may with a safe conscience devour the entire substance of a family.
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