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tart1 adj (tarter, tartest) 1 sharp or sour in taste. 2 said of a remark, etc: brief and sarcastic; cutting. tartly adverb. tartness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon teart rough.
tart2 noun 1 a pastry case, especially one without a top, with a sweet or savoury filling. 2 derog slang a prostitute or a promiscuous person. verb (tarted, tarting) (always tart someone or something up) slang to decorate or embellish them or it, especially in a showy or tasteless way.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c in sense 2; 13c in sense 1: from French tarte.
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