T`ART, a.
1. Acid; sharp to the taste; acidulous; as a tart apple.
2. Sharp; keen; severe; as a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.
T`ART, n. [L. tortus, twisted; and this may be the primary sense of tar, acid, sharp, and hence this noun, something acid or made of acid fruit.] A species of pie or pastry, consisting of fruit baked on paste.
