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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. tasting sour like a lemon;
[syn: lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart]

2. harsh;
- Example: "sharp criticism"
- Example: "a sharp-worded exchange"
- Example: "a tart remark"
[syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart]



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.
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   2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart
      language; a tart rebuke.
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            Why art thou tart, my brother?        --Bunyan.
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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   torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally
   made of a twisted shape.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.
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WordNet (r) 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