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BARTLETT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bartlett mean?
• BARTLETT (noun)
The noun BARTLETT has 3 senses:
1. United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
2. United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
Familiarity information: BARTLETT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Abram Bartlett; Robert Bartlett
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bartlett; John Bartlett
Instance hypernyms:
publisher (a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Juicy yellow pear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
bartlett; bartlett pear
Hypernyms ("bartlett" is a kind of...):
pear (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)
Context examples
When Robert first sought her acquaintance, and privately visited her in Bartlett's Buildings, it was only with the view imputed to him by his brother.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Nothing new was heard by them, for a day or two afterwards, of affairs in Harley Street, or Bartlett's Buildings.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
He dared not come to Bartlett's Buildings for fear of detection, and though their mutual impatience to meet, was not to be told, they could do nothing at present but write.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Edward, having carried his thanks to Colonel Brandon, proceeded with his happiness to Lucy; and such was the excess of it by the time he reached Bartlett's Buildings, that she was able to assure Mrs. Jennings, who called on her again the next day with her congratulations, that she had never seen him in such spirits before in her life.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
About this time the two Miss Steeles, lately arrived at their cousin's house in Bartlett's Buildings, Holburn, presented themselves again before their more grand relations in Conduit and Berkeley Streets; and were welcomed by them all with great cordiality.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
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