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
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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
tart³ Related Forms
tart³ Idioms
tart up
Brit., Slang to clothe, furnish, or decorate in a showy and, often, vulgar way
tart Synonyms
tart Usage Examples
Converse of object
stop: They donât charge enough to stop the rate tarts, but they do at least get a small portion of the proceeds.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
caramelize: We also enjoyed a caramelized lemon tart with creme fraiche.
Adjective modifier
- savory: I've had the most delicious artichokes I've ever tasted, in another of their savory tarts.
- delicious: COOKING WITH MARGARET These delicious spicy fruit tarts make a change from the usual mince pies.
Modifies a noun
- tatin: Try the slow baked lamb marinated in yogurt, or the roasted vegetable tart tatin.
- cherry: In this words, " The Bakewell tart cherry has been the demise of many an automation engineer.
- tin: Use the mixture to line a 20 x 30cm tart tin.
- flavor: Try pickling cabbage in spiced vinegar â its sweet, tart flavor makes a good match with British cheeses.
- apple: Apples: I think tart apples are one of the most underrated healing foods we have.
- shell: Fold the eggs and chocolate together and pour into the tart shell and even out with a spatula.
Modifying Another Word
slightly: It should be served with a lemon sauce that is slightly tart.
Noun used with modifier
- custard: We found what we were looking for, coffee and fabulous little custard tarts, in what's left of the old town.
- treacle: Non-Organic - Sponge cakes, fruit loaves, carrot cakes, tarte au citron, fruit pies, frangipane tarte and treacle tarts.
- jam: Jam tarts are popular - each child can have his own piece of pastry with some flour.
- apple: Maybe I'll linger outside the Queen of Hearts, For a lovely free whiff of their apple tarts.
- cream: The farce of the cream tarts began to have very much the air of a tragedy in disguise.
- pop: Seniors: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box of pop tarts in hand.
Preposition: with
- sauce: My guest could not be persuaded to try the apple tart with toffee calvados sauce, or the Blackberry Bavois ( sic ).
- cream: Puddings looked yummy: how about cherry and almond tart with cherry ice cream?
- heart: Sarah really is the tart with a heart, dispensing both physical and emotional care to those she meets who are in need.
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