tart

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  How I did wish he could have had some of my scolloped oysters, and jell-cake, and tarts
• WordNet 3.6
  • adj tart harsh "sharp criticism","a sharp-worded exchange","a tart remark"
  • adj tart tasting sour like a lemon
  • n tart a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
  • n tart a small open pie with a fruit filling
  • n tart a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
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Queen baking tarts

Knave stealing tarts

Knave passing out tarts

The court enjoying tarts

• Interesting fact: A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries
• • n Tart A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
  • Tart Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. "Why art thou tart , my brother?"
  • Tart Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
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• Interesting fact: Eating about twenty tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain
• • tart Sharp to the taste; acidulous: as, a tart apple.
  • tart Figuratively, sharp; keen; severe; cutting; biting: as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.
  • tart Synonyms Sour, caustic. See tartness.
  • tart To make acid or piquant.
  • n tart A pie or piece of pastry, consisting generally of fruit baked in paste. Compare pie.
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• Interesting fact: Strawberry Pop Tarts may be a cheap and inexpensive source of incendiary devices. Toasters which fail to eject Pop Tarts cause the Pop Tarts to emit flames 10-18 inches in height.
• • adj Tart tärt sharp or sour to the taste:
  • n Tart tärt a small pie, containing fruit or jelly baked in paste
  • adj Tart tärt (fig.) sharp: severe
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• William Shakespeare

  

  “The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.”
• James Beard

  

  “A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart, who looks at her watch.”
• Beverley Baxter

  

  “Beaverbrook is so pleased to be in the government that he is like the town tart who finally married the Mayor.”
• Washington Irving

  

  “A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”

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