GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Tart (?), a. [AS. teart. √63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]
1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, “a tart apple”.
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2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, “a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.”
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Why art thou tart, my brother? Bunyan.
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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 L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape.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 piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
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