dictionary definitions for "bartlett"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  Bartlett
      n 1: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to
           the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips
           (1875-1946) [syn: Bartlett, Robert Bartlett, {Robert
           Abram Bartlett}, Captain Bob]
      2: United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of
         familiar quotations (1820-1905) [syn: Bartlett, {John
         Bartlett}]
      3: juicy yellow pear [syn: bartlett pear]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bartlett \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.
     [1913 Webster]


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