tart

tart
tart
tart1 [tärt]
adj.
[ME < OE teart < PGmc * trat- < IE base * der- > TEAR1]
1. sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous
2. sharp in meaning or implication; cutting [a tart answer]
SYN.- SOUR
tartly
adv.
tartness
n.
tart2 [tärt]
n.
[ME tarte < OFr, prob. var. of tourte < LL(Ec) torta, twisted loaf < L tortus: see TORT]
1. a small shell of pastry filled with jam, jelly, etc.
2. in England, a small pie filled with fruit or jam and often having a top crust
tart3 [tärt]
n.
[< TART2, orig., slang term of endearment]
Informal a prostitute or any promiscuous woman
a prostitute or any promiscuous woman
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tart up
[Slang, Chiefly Brit.] to clothe, furnish, or decorate in a showy and, often, vulgar way
tarty
adj.

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  • Tart — Tart, n. [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. {Torture}, n.] A species of small open pie, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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