Tartlet vs. Tart

Tartletnoun

A small tart (pastry).

Tartadjective

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

‘I ate a very tart apple.’;

Tartletnoun

A promiscuous young woman.

Tartadjective

(of wine) high or too high in acidity.

Tartletnoun

A small tart.

Tartadjective

(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

‘He gave me a very tart reply.’;

Tartletnoun

small tart usually used as a canape

Tartnoun

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Tartnoun

A prostitute.

Tartnoun

By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

Tartverb

To practice prostitution

Tartverb

To practice promiscuous sex

Tartverb

To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily

Tartadjective

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

Tartadjective

Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.

‘Why art thou tart, my brother?’;

Tartnoun

A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Tartnoun

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Tartnoun

a small open pie with a fruit filling

Tartnoun

pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

Tartadjective

tasting sour like a lemon

Tartadjective

harsh;

‘sharp criticism’; ‘a sharp-worded exchange’; ‘a tart remark’;

Tart

A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard.