tart
The definition of tart is something that has a sharp or sour taste.
(adjective)An example of tart is the taste of lemons.
Tart is defined as a small pastry shell filled with fruit, jam or jelly.
(noun)An example of a tart is a small open faced pie filled with custard and topped with sliced fruit.
See tart in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous
- sharp in meaning or implication; cutting: a tart answer
Origin: ME < OE teart < PGmc *trat- < IE base *der- > tear
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
Origin: ME tarte < OFr, prob. var. of tourte < LL(Ec) torta, twisted loaf < L tortus: see tort
noun
Origin: < tart, orig., slang term of endearment
Related Forms:
- tarty adjective
See tart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective tart·er, tart·est
- Having a sharp pungent taste; sour. See Synonyms at sour.
- Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English teart, severe; see der- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- tartˈly adverb
- tartˈness noun
noun
- a. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings.b. Chiefly British A pie.
- a. A prostitute.b. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.
Chiefly British
Origin:
Origin: Middle English tarte
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , perhaps alteration of tartane
Origin: , from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread
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