n. 1. a. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings. b. Chiefly British A pie. 2. a. A prostitute. b. 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, probably variant of tourte, from Late Latin tōrta, a kind of bread; see TORTILLA.] |
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