a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
the mold used in making this dessert.
Grand Duchess Charlotte Aldegonde Elise Marie Wilhelmine, 1896–1985, sovereign of Luxembourg 1919–64.
a city in S North Carolina.
a female given name: derived from Charles.
a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
apple charlotte
short for charlotte russe
Named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England.
Largest city of the state, and the foremost commercial and industrial center of the Piedmont region.
From French, dating back to 1790–1800, special use of woman's name
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Dr Charlotte Galpin, associate professor in German and European politics at the University of Birmingham, said abuse of politicians had intensified since the Brexit vote in 2016.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The subject is close to the princess's heart as a mother of three children -- George, 12, Charlotte, 11, and Louis, eight.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Maria died in 1821; the two older children, Maria and Elizabeth, died four years later after being sent to a typhoid-plagued school Charlotte would pillory as Lowood in “Jane Eyre.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
But when the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets called and asked if he was free for a project, he felt like he didn’t have a choice.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Penelope could think of only one other person to turn to for help: her former headmistress, Miss Charlotte Mortimer.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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