BARTLETT

bartlett, bartlett pear

(noun) juicy yellow pear

Bartlett, John Bartlett

(noun) United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)

Bartlett, Robert Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain Bob

(noun) United States explorer who accompanied Peary’s expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Bart"lett, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchrétien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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