Definitions for: Bartlett


[n] juicy yellow pear
[n] United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
[n] United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)



Webster (1913) Definition: Bart"lett, n. (Bot.)
A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in
England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr['e]tien.
It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch
Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Synonyms: bartlett pear, Captain Bob, John Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Robert Bartlett

See Also: adventurer, explorer, pear, publisher

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