tart

  • 21tart — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a pie (1) without a top on it, containing something sweet 2 (C) informal a woman whose appearance or behaviour makes you think that she is too willing to have sex 3 (C) slang a prostitute 2 adjective 1 food that is tart has a… …

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  • 22tart — I [[t]tɑrt[/t]] adj. 1) to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples[/ex] 2) sharp in character, spirit, or expression: a tart remark[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE teart sharp, rough tart′ly, adv. tart′ness, n. II tart [[t]tɑrt[/t]] n. 1) coo a… …

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  • 23tart — I. /tat / (say taht) adjective 1. sharp to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples. 2. sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic: a tart remark. {Middle English; Old English teart sharp, rough. Compare German trotz} –tartish,… …

  • 24tart´ly — tart1 «tahrt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp taste; biting, acid, or sour: »tart plums. Some apples are tart. 2. Figurative. sharp; irritable or biting; mildly cutting or sarcastic: »Her reply was too tart to be polite. A Federal judge …

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  • 25Tart — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Tart – Jet Set Kids Originaltitel Tart Produktio …

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  • 26Tart — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tart peut faire référence à : Tart l Abbaye, une commune française de la Côte d Or Tart le Bas, une commune française de la Côte d Or Tart le Haut,… …

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  • 27tart — I noun a jam tart Syn: pastry, flan, quiche, tartlet, vol au vent, pie II informal; verb 1) she tarted herself up Syn: dress up, make up, smarten up; informal doll oneself u …

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  • 28tart — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite Date: before 12th century 1. agreeably sharp or acid to the taste < a tart apple > 2. marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting&#8230; …

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  • 29tart — tart1 tartish, adj. tartishly, adv. tartly, adv. tartness, n. /tahrt/, adj., tarter, tartest. 1. sharp to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples. 2 …

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  • 30Tart — Recorded in various spellings including Tarte, Tartier, Tartiere, Tarterat (France) and Tart, Tarte, Tartt, Tirte, and Tort (England), this is a surname of French pre medieval occupational origins. The derivation is from the pre 10th century word …

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