Meaning of BARTLETT
| Pronunciation: | | 'bârtlit
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- [n] juicy yellow pear
- [n] United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
- [n] United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
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| | Synonyms: | | bartlett pear, Captain Bob, John Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Robert Bartlett |
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| | See Also: | | adventurer, explorer, pear, publisher | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bart"lett\, n. (Bot.)
A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in
England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr['e]tien.
It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch
Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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