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charlotte
CIDE DICTIONARY
charlotte, n. [F.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
charlotte, n. a pudding made of stewed fruit with a casing or layers or covering of bread, sponge cake, biscuits, or breadcrumbs (apple charlotte).
Idiom
charlotte russe custard etc. enclosed in sponge cake or a casing of sponge fingers.
Etymology
F
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