Definition of tart
1 : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste a tart apple
2 : marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality a tart rejoinder
tartly
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Examples of tart in a Sentence
The wine is rather tart.
I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart.
Recent Examples of tart from the Web
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California’s red blends tend to taste sweeter and less tart than European blends.
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That's followed by a bit of a mindfuck: a tart blueberry flavor profile.
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But is this ancient tart liquid also capable of beating the battle of the bulge?
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Pour the mixture into the tart shell, spreading it out evenly.
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Carefully transfer the dough (wrap it around a rolling pin, if that helps you) to a 9-inch/26-centimeter round fluted tart pan with 1-inch/3-centimeter-high sides.
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Ditto for the cranberry cordial, a nice balance of sweet and tart.
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For dessert try the dulce de leche tart or dark chocolate terrine.
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The tart lime glaze kept it from being overly sweet.
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Origin and Etymology of tart
Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite
tart
Definition of tart
1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: such asa : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruitb : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2 [earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart] : prostitute
Examples of tart in a Sentence
the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart
Recent Examples of tart from the Web
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Transfer to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
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A new local food brand is bringing cheese tarts, a Japanese dessert craze, to Union Market Tustin at The District later this summer.
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Line the bottom of an 11-inch tart pan with parchment paper (this will keep your crust from sticking to the pan and tearing apart), and heat the oven to 375 degrees. 2.
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Reception Location: The Guild Number of guests: 225 Wedding cake: The couple had a small chocolate cake to cut, and caterers provided a dessert bar with churros, tarts and other sweets.
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Lagniappe: Annunciation chef Jacob Cureton's Bama beet salad Desserts: Ritz Carlton's fleur de sel caramel tart, strawberry jelly, cinnamon Chantilly.
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There's also a tart, deep purple marionberry sorbet.
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Lemon juice and capers add a tart and slightly salty punch, offset by a touch of honey.
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The Door County Cherry Wheat (Hinterland Brewing, Green Bay), fairly light and with a faint tart cherry taste. •
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Origin and Etymology of tart
Middle English tarte, from Anglo-French
TART Defined for English Language Learners
tart
playDefinition of tart for English Language Learners
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: having a sharp or sour taste
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: having a sharp and unkind quality
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Definition of tart for English Language Learners
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: an open pie that usually has a sweet filling (such as fruit or custard)
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: a woman who wears very sexy clothing and has sex with many men
TART Defined for Kids
Definition of tart for Students
tarter
;tartest
1 : pleasantly sharp or sour to the taste a tart apple
2 : having an unkind quality a tart manner
tartly
adverb “I haven't made up my mind,” said Marilla rather tartly. — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonleatartness
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