Bart·lett (bärt l t)n. A widely grown variety of pear with yellowish skin and soft, juicy white flesh, eaten fresh or often canned. [After Enoch Bartlett (1779-1860).] |
| Bartlett, John 1820-1905. American publisher and editor who compiled Familiar Quotations (1855) and a Shakespearean concordance (1894). |
| Bartlett, Robert Abram Known as "Captain Bob." 1875-1946. American explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary's expedition to the North Pole (1909) and led numerous other Arctic voyages. |
Bartlett, Bartlett pear [ˈbɑːtlɪt]
n
(Cookery) another name for Williams pear: used esp in the US and generally of tinned pears
[named after Enoch Bartlett (1779-1860), of Dorchester, Mass., who marketed it in the US]
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| Noun | 1. | Bartlett - United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) |
| 2. | Bartlett - United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) | |
| 3. |  bartlett - juicy yellow pear pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
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