Read full poem →As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit.
The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes,
Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please;
Dictionary Entry
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
In a Sentence
“I ate a very tart apple.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. tartapples tartpan tartshell tarttart appletart littletart fruittart inch
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Poetry examples for “tart”
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To The Memory Of My Beloved, The Author, Mr William Shakespeare, And What He Hath Left UsbyBen Jonson
Read full poem →As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit.
The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes,
Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please;
Read full poem →There is always one at midday saying it clear
And tart--the name, only the name I hear.
While perhaps I am thinking of the elder scent
Read full poem →This diff’rence only, as the god
Drove souls to Tart’rus with his rod,
With his goosequill the scribbling elf,
Read full poem →Where no sour critics snarl, no sneers molest,
Safe from the tart lampoon, and stinging jest;
There begs of Heaven a less distinguish'd lot--
Read full poem →They hang about at places, and they say harsh heavy things—
Men with a frigid sneer, and women with tart disparagings.
Read full poem →Or do we grind her still? The grand debate,
The popular harangue, the tart reply,
The logic, and the wisdom, and the wit,