GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Tart , a. [AS. teart. √63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]
    Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
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   Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.
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   Why art thou tart, my brother?
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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 L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape.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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