Bartlett

English

Etymology

The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/

Proper noun

Bartlett

  1. A surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A village mostly in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.
    2. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Iowa.
    3. A minor city in Labette County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
    5. A village, the county seat of Wheeler County, Nebraska.
    6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
    7. An unincorporated community in Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio.
    8. A city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
    9. A city in Bell County and Williamson County, Texas.
    10. An unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Derived terms

Noun

Bartlett (plural Bartletts)

  1. A kind of English pear.
    • 1941, Emily Carr, chapter 15, in Klee Wyck‎[1]:
      The first bite into those Bartletts was intoxicating. The juice met your teeth with a gush.
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