Bartlett

[ bahrt-lit ]

/ ˈbɑrt lɪt /

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noun Horticulture.

a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear.

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Also called Bartlett pear .

Origin of Bartlett

1825–35, Americanism; so named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Mass.

Words nearby Bartlett

Bartholomew I, Barthou, Bartica, bartizan, Bartlesville, Bartlett, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Bartók, Bartokian, Bartoli, Bartolommeo

Other definitions for Bartlett (2 of 2)

Bartlett²

[ bahrt-lit ]

/ ˈbɑrt lɪt /

noun

John, 1820–1905, U.S. publisher: compiled Familiar Quotations.

John Russell, 1805–86, U.S. editor and bibliographer of early Americana.

Josiah, 1729–95, U.S. physician and statesman.

Paul Wayland, 1865–1925, U.S. sculptor.

Robert Abram, 1875–1946, U.S. Arctic explorer, born in Newfoundland.

Vernon, 1894–1983, English writer.

a town in southwestern Tennessee.

a town in northeastern Illinois.

a male given name, form of Bartholomew.

How to use Bartlett in a sentence

Bartlett and his colleagues used the glove to pick up various objects underwater.
Like an octopus, this glove lets fingers grip slippery objects|Maria Temming|July 25, 2022|Science News For Students
Bartlett and colleagues used the glove to pick up objects underwater, including a toy car, plastic spoon and metal bowl.
This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery objects|Maria Temming|July 13, 2022|Science News
Similar guidelines should be applied to birthday celebrations, Bartlett said.
Vaccinated adults may have more freedom. But for kids, ‘the rules haven’t changed.’|Allyson Chiu|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Bartlett said she is also planning to send her children to camp this summer.
Vaccinated adults may have more freedom. But for kids, ‘the rules haven’t changed.’|Allyson Chiu|March 26, 2021|Washington Post

In 2019, four women accused Brough of making unwanted and aggressive advances – and one of those women was Bartlett.
Politics Report: 79th Heats Up|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|March 20, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Jackson was an exceptional math and science student; the dreaded Bartlett was one of his favorite professors.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
OK, for good measure I asked a non-liberal, the policy expert Bruce Bartlett.
The Real Reason Democrats Lost|Michael Tomasky|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So (co-stars) Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett, and I got to hang out and explore the city before we shot there.
‘Looking’ Star Jonathan Groff Talks About His Big Gay TV Show. (And Whether We Should Call It That.)|Kevin Fallon|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barro, a young Bloomberg View columnist, is (it seems to me) more than halfway down the Frum-Bartlett path.
The GOP’s Pitiful Reformers|Michael Tomasky|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Josh Barro is sometimes included, as are David Frum and Bruce Bartlett.
The GOP’s Pitiful Reformers|Michael Tomasky|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His son, Steven James Bartlett, has published fifteen books and many papers in philosophy and psychology.
The Haciendas of Mexico|Paul Alexander Bartlett
Madam Bartlett should have been born in the seventeenth century.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
That first meal with the Misses Bartlett was an ordeal he never forgot.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
She held it up, kept it together, maintained the proud old Bartlett tradition.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
But it remained for Madam Bartlett to render him the service of which he was most in need.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for Bartlett

Bartlett

Bartlett pear

/ (ˈbɑːtlɪt) /

noun

the Williams pear, used esp in the US and generally of tinned pears

Word Origin for Bartlett

named after Enoch Bartlett (1779–1860), of Dorchester, Mass., who marketed it in the US

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