tart
tart1 definition
tart (tärt)
adjective
- sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous
- sharp in meaning or implication; cutting a tart answer
Etymology: ME < OE teart < PGmc *trat- < IE base *der- > tear
tart2 definition
tart (tärt)
noun
- a small shell of pastry filled with jam, jelly, etc.
- in England, a small pie filled with fruit or jam and often having a top crust
Etymology: ME tarte < OFr, prob. var. of tourte < LL(Ec) torta, twisted loaf < L tortus: see tort
tart3 definition
tart (tärt)
noun
Informal a prostitute or any promiscuous woman
Etymology: < tart, orig., slang term of endearment
Related Forms:
- tarty tart′y adjective
tart Idioms
tart up
Brit., Slang to clothe, furnish, or decorate in a showy and, often, vulgar way
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