tart

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: prostitutecocottewhoreharlotbawdcyprianfancy womanworking girlsporting ladylady of pleasurewoman of the streetlemony

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneySynonyms: prostitutecocottewhoreharlotbawdcyprianfancy womanworking girlsporting ladylady of pleasurewoman 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 lemonSynonyms: lemonylemonlikesourishtangy
  2. harsh“sharp criticism”“a sharp-worded exchange”“a tart remark”Synonyms: sharpsharp-worded
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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 L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape.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]
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