Bartlett

[ bahrt-lit ]

/ ˈbɑrt lɪt /

noun Horticulture.

a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear.

Origin of Bartlett

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

Also called Bartlett pear.

Definition 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 SW Tennessee.

a town in NE Illinois.

a male given name, form of Bartholomew.

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Examples from the Web for bartlett

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Finally, Bartlett addresses the real elephant in the room: much of the conservative opposition to a VAT is ideologically based.
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Bartlett goes on to note, and I must concur, that the odds of a VAT in the near future are quite slim.
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And surely I have enough to cause me—after what I've heard from Bartlett.
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In great embarrassment: "Bartlett, General Wyatt has been here."
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At an imploring gesture from Bartlett, he turns again to Mrs. Wyatt.
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"I wonder the old Bartlett pear didn't burst into a palm-tree over your heads," said Olive.
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At last there was nothing left to do but to leave the mansion, which Mr. Bartlett did with reluctance.
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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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