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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [Cf. F. tartare.]
     See Tartarus. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., &
     It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. ?); perhaps of Arabic
     origin.]
     1. (Chem.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks,
        consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used
        in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium
        carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant
        for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of
        salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Cream of tartar. (Chem.) See under Cream.
  
     Tartar emetic (Med. Chem.), a double tartrate of potassium
        and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline
        substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in
        medicine as a sudorific and emetic.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n.
     1. [Per. T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] A native or
        inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of
        numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin,
        inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more
        correctly but less usually, Tatar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To catch a tartar, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person
        who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n.
     1. [Per. T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] A native or
        inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of
        numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin,
        inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more
        correctly but less usually, Tatar.
  
     2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.
  
     To catch a tartar, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person
        who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., &
     It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. ?); perhaps of Arabic
     origin.]
     1. (Chem.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks,
        consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used
        in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium
        carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant
        for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone,
        etc.
  
     2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of
        salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
  
     Cream of tartar. (Chem.) See under Cream.
  
     Tartar emetic (Med. Chem.), a double tartrate of potassium
        and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline
        substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in
        medicine as a sudorific and emetic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [Cf. F. tartare.]
     See Tartarus. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tartar
       n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of
            tartar, potassium hydrogen tartrate]
       2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon]
       3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded
          Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Mongol Tatar]
       4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: calculus,
           tophus]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tartar
     Italian n.
     (alt form it tartare)
     Middle French a.
     Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga do·beir  pasv s pres subj perfective prototonic)
     Spanish n.
     (l en tartar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Tartar
     Middle French n.
     (l en Tartar) (member of various Turkic tribes)
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl Greek mythology Roman mythology) Tartarus (gl: dark part of
  Hades)
     2 (lb pl Bible Christianity) Tartarus (gl: Greek New Testament word
  used for Hell (in Christian belief), derived from the pagan Greek use)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tartar
     n.
     1 A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium
  hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
     2 A hard yellow deposit on the tooth, formed from dental plaque.
     n.
     (lb en dated) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Tartar
     a.
     Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars.
     n.
     1 (alternative spelling of en Tatar)
     2 A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary,
  such as Turk, Mongol and Manchu.
     n.
     1 (place en One of the tributary <<river>>s of the Kura,
  flowing through <<c/Artsakh>> and
  <<c/Azerbaijan>>)
     2 (place en A <<town>> in <<c/Azerbaijan>>
  located on this river)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tartar
     Italian n.
     (alt form it tartare)
     Middle French a.
     Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga do·beir  pasv s pres subj perfective prototonic)
     Spanish n.
     (l en tartar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Tartar
     Middle French n.
     (l en Tartar) (member of various Turkic tribes)
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl Greek mythology Roman mythology) Tartarus (gl: dark part of
  Hades)
     2 (lb pl Bible Christianity) Tartarus (gl: Greek New Testament word
  used for Hell (in Christian belief), derived from the pagan Greek use)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tartar
     Italian n.
     (alt form it tartare)
     Middle French a.
     Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga do·beir  pasv s pres subj perfective prototonic)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Tartar
     Middle French n.
     (l en Tartar) (member of various Turkic tribes)
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl Greek mythology Roman mythology) Tartarus (gl: dark part of
  Hades)
     2 (lb pl Bible Christianity) Tartarus (gl: Greek New Testament word
  used for Hell (in Christian belief), derived from the pagan Greek use)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tartar
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys hammaslääketiede k=en) hammaskivi

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Tartar /taɾtˈɑːɾ/ 
  lean minced beef  [Br.] , lean ground beef  [Am.]
     Synonyms: mageres Rinderhackfleisch, Schabefleisch
  
   see: Hackfleisch, Gehacktes, Hack, Faschiertes, G'hackts, Hackepeter, Thüringer Mett, Rinderhackfleisch, Rindergehacktes, Rinderhack, Schweinehackfleisch, Schweinegehacktes, Schweinehack, Mett

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Tartar /taɾtˈɑːɾ/ 
  Tartar 
     Synonym: Tartarin
  
   see: Tartaren, Tartarinnen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tartar /tˈɑːtə/
  التكلّس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tartar //ˈtɑɹ.tɚ// //ˈtɑː.tə// 
  винен камък
  red compound deposited during wine making

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tartar /tˈɑːtə/ 
  fúrie

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tartar /tˈɑːtə/
  zubní kámen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tartar /tˈɑːtə/ 
  xantipa