TART (2)

Tart, n. [[OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. Torture, n.]] A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.