Charlotte

Definitions

1. A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.
2. A female given name from French.
3. A type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
   attributive, historical, often
4. Numerous places:
5. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
6. A parish of Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Charlotte Parish. Capital: Georgetown.
7. A city, the county seat of Eaton County, Michigan, United States.
8. A city, the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
9. A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee, United States.

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةشارلوت

Catalàcarlota

ČeštinaŠarlota

DanskCharlotte

ΕλληνικάΣάρλοτ

Suomilotta

GalegoCarlota

ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiHalaki

MagyarSarolta

ÍslenskaKarlotta

ItalianoCarlotta

日本語シャーロットシャルロット

LatviešuŠarlote

NederlandsCharlotte

NorskCharlotte

PolskiSzarlota

PortuguêsCarlota

РусскийшарлоткаШарлотта

SvenskaCharlotta

Examples

“My Charlotte conquers with a smile⟳, / And reigneth queen of love⟳. In the home-circle and among her companions, Charlotte lays aside her queenship and becomes a gentle Lottie.”

“"Here's Totty! By-and-by, what's her other name⟳? She wasn't christened Totty." "Oh, sir, we call⟳ her sadly out of name⟳. Charlotte's her christened name⟳. It's a name⟳ i' Mr. Poyser's family; his grandmother was named Charlotte. But we began calling her Lotty, and now it's got to Totty. To be sure it's more like⟳ a name⟳ for a dog than a Christian child."”

“'Can I call⟳ you Charlotte?' 'No. I hate⟳ the name⟳, makes me sound⟳ like⟳ a Victorian aunt. I'm Charlie, and no, you can't call⟳ me that either.'”

“The past three decades have⟳ been a roller-coaster ride⟳ for the Charlotte, N.C., company, aiming to keep⟳ investors on a sugar high as it works out how to expand⟳ while remaining true to its heritage of serving fresh doughnuts.”

“Local, state and national Republicans have⟳ accused Lyles and other Democrats who lead⟳ Charlotte of installing criminal justice policies at the expense of public safety.”

“The Charlotte bonnet, form'd to please⟳, / And Strelitz coif she wore with ease.”

“the Charlotte bonnet, from the Sorrows of Werther, was the most becoming and elegantly retired bonnet ever yet sported for walking.”

“Women now resembled well-rounded cabbages from which protruded a tiny head crushed beneath a Charlotte hat covered with plumes and gew-gaws.”

“A charlotte consists of a mold lined with buttered bread, filled with a fruit mixture and baked. […] A savory charlotte, also made with a bread lining, is an excellent way to dress up ratatouille, especially if picked up from a catering shop⟳.”

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