TART

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

2.
a.

Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. Why art thou tart, my brother Bunyan.

3.
n.

A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.


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