Charlotte
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. attributive, historical, often
"The Charlotte bonnet, form'd to please, / And Strelitz coif she wore with ease."
- 2 A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.
"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."
- 3 a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard wordnet
- 1 A female given name from French.
"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."
- 2 Numerous places:; A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 3 Numerous places:; A parish of Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Charlotte Parish. Capital: Georgetown.
- 4 Numerous places:; A city, the county seat of Eaton County, Michigan, United States.
- 5 Numerous places:; A city, the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
"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."
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- 6 Numerous places:; A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee, United States.
Example
More examples"Their kiss had been discovered by Charlotte."
Etymology
From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
Borrowed from French charlotte, or possibly from Middle English charlet, charlette (“dish made from eggs, meat, milk, etc.”), probably from Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”).