tart 2 (tärt) n. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings. Chiefly British A pie. A prostitute. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.
A prostitute. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.
tr.v.
tart·ed, tart·ing, tarts Chiefly British To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.
[Middle English tarte, from Old French, perhaps alteration of tartane, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.] |