CHARLOTTE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: | | 'shârlut, 'shârlut
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Matching Terms: | | Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte Corday, charlotte russe, Charlottetown
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
- [n] the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
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| Synonyms: | | The Queen City |
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| See Also: | | charlotte russe, city, dessert, metropolis, NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, urban center | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Char"lotte\, n. [F.]
A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of
bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.
{Charlotte Russe}, or {Charlotte [`a] la russe} [F., lit.,
Russian charlotte] (Cookery), a dish composed of custard
or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.
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