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charlotte

(s̸här′lət)

noun

a molded dessert consisting of an outer layer of strips of bread, cake, etc. and a filling as of custard or cooked fruit

Origin: Fr, after Charlotte

noun

a feminine name: dim. Lotta, Lottie, Lotty; equiv. It. Carlotta

Origin: Fr, fem. of Charlot, dim., of Charles

Origin: after Queen Charlotte, wife of George III: see Saint George

city in S N.C.: pop. 541,000

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noun

A dessert consisting of a mold of sponge cake or bread with a filling, as of fruits, whipped cream, or custard.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from the personal name Charlotte

Grand duchess of Luxembourg. Ascending to the throne in 1919, she took her government into exile during the Nazi occupation of Luxembourg and supported her people through regular radio broadcasts. She returned triumphantly in 1945 and ruled until 1984.

A city of southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border south-southwest of Winston-Salem. Settled c. 1750 and named for the wife of King George III of England, it is the largest city in the state. Population: 630,000.

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