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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Tart

Tärt, a.

adjective

a. [A-S. teart, from tearan, to tear, split; O. D. taertigh.]

  1. Sharp to the taste; acidulous; as, a tart apple.
  2. Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.

Tärt, n.

noun

n. [Fr. tarte, tourte, Sp. torta, tarta, It. & L. Lat. torta, from Lat. tortus, p. p. of torquere, to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape; Ger. torte, Sw. torto, Dan. tōrte, D. taart.] A species of small open pie or flat piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve.