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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
tart
    adj 1: tasting sour like a lemon [syn: lemony, lemonlike,
           sourish, tangy, tart]
    2: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart
       remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart]
    n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
         prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
         cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
         lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
    2: a small open pie with a fruit filling
    3: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top
       crust

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tart \Tart\, a. [AS. teart. [root]63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]
   1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart
      language; a tart rebuke.
      [1913 Webster]

            Why art thou tart, my brother?        --Bunyan.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tart \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   torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally
   made of a twisted shape.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.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Tart:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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