Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given to certain rich and delicate sweet dishes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.
  • noun (Cookery) a dish composed of custard or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A dessert containing sponge, fruit and cream or custard.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
  • noun the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from the name Charlotte.]

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  • Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte is the title song of the soundtrack for the film of the same name. It was recorded by Patti Page in 1965 and went to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    February 9, 2008