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   tart

   /tɑːt/

   noun

   • 1. a woman who dresses or behaves in a way that is considered tasteless and sexually provocative: informal, derogatory British "she wears skirts this short all the time—she's such a tart"
   • ▪ a prostitute: informal, derogatory British "the tarts were touting for trade"

   verb

   • 1. dress or make oneself up in order to look attractive: "I tarted myself up for the night" Similar dress oneself upmake oneself upsmarten oneself uppreen oneselfbeautify oneselfgroom oneselfinformal:doll oneself uptitivate oneself
   • ▪ improve the appearance of something, typically in a way regarded as flashy or superficial: "the page layouts have been tarted up with cartoons" Similar decoraterenovaterefurbishredecorateretouchmodernizesmarten upinformal:do updo overfix upgive something a facelift
   • 2. behave in a provocative or flamboyant way (typically used of a woman): "she tarted around the room in one of Georgie's dresses"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: probably an abbreviation of sweetheart.

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   5 meanings: a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling 1. (of a flavour, food, etc) sour, acid,.... Click for more definitions.

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   A tart is small pie filled with fruit or custard, with no top crust, like the cherry tarts you bought at the bakery.

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   What does tart mean in slang?

   • As an adjective, tart describes a sour taste, like lemon, or harsh words, like your friend's tart reply to a question that makes her mad. In the 19th century, tart was British slang for "pretty woman." Some believe it is a shortening of "sweetheart."

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   What does a tart look like?

   • A tart is a baked dish with an open top not covered with pastry and a filling over a pastry base, typically made of shortcrust pastry. The filling can be sweet or savory, but modern tarts are often fruit-based or topped with custard.

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   What does Tarte mean in English?

   • [Middle English tarte, from Old French, probably variant of tourte, from Late Latin tōrta, a kind of bread; see tortilla.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What is a tart remark?

   • If something such as fruit is tart, it has a sharp taste. The blackberries were a bit too tart on their own, so we stewed them gently with some apples. Tart cherry juice can be found at health food stores. A tart remark or way of speaking is sharp and unpleasant, often in a way that is rather cruel. The words were more tart than she had intended.

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   Is the wine tart?

   • Adjective The wine is rather tart. The comedian responded to the heckler with a tart comeback. I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart. Noun another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts

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   What does a dress make you look like a tart mean?

   • Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! [countable] (British English, informal, disapproving) an offensive word for a woman who you think behaves or dresses in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention He said my dress made me look like a tart.

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