Tarted vs Marted - What's the difference?
tarted | marted |
(tart)
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
(British, slang) A prostitute.
(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
To practice prostitution
To practice promiscuous sex
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
(mart)
A market.
* (William Cowper)
(obsolete) A bargain.
* 1616 ,
(obsolete) To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To traffic.
As verbs the difference between tarted and marted
is that tarted is (tart) while marted is (mart).tarted
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *tart
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- I ate a very tart apple.
- He gave me a very tart reply.
Derived terms
* tartnessSynonyms
* greenEtymology 2
(etyl) . Cognate to (m).Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia tart)Derived terms
* treacle tartEtymology 3
From by shorteningNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (prostitute) See also * (prostitute) See alsoVerb
(en verb)Derived terms
* egg tart * pop tart (slang) * tart upAnagrams
* English terms with multiple etymologies ----marted
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*mart
English
Etymology 1
Ultimately from (etyl) mercatus; see market.Noun
(en noun)- Where has commerce such a mart as London?
- Now I play a merchant's part, and venture madly on a desperate mart .
Verb
(en verb)- To sell and mart your officer for gold / To undeservers.