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Tar⋅tuffe

  [tahr-toof, -toof; Fr. tar-tyf]
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–noun, plural -tuffes  [-toofs, -toofs; Fr. -tyf] for 2.
1. (italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.
2. Also, Tar⋅tufe. (often lowercase) a hypocritical pretender to piety.
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tar·tuffe also tar·tufe   (tär-tŏŏf', -tōōf')   
n.  A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.

[After the protagonist of Tartuffe, a play by Molière.]
tar·tuf'fe·ry n.
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Tartuffe 
"pretender to piety," 1676, from name of principal character in comedy by Molière (1664), apparently from O.Fr. tartuffe "truffle," chosen for suggestion of concealment (Tartuffe is a religious hypocrite).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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