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Definition of Tartars

Tartar
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.]
Tartar
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.
Tartar
Tartar Tar"tar, a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
Tartar
Tartar Tar"tar, n. [Cf. F. tartare.] See Tartarus. --Shak.

Meaning of Tartars from wikipedia

- limited. The entire area was known simply as "Tartary" and its inhabitants "Tartars". In the early modern period, as understanding of the geography increased...
- Look up Tartar or tartar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tartar may refer to: Tartar (river), a river in Azerbaijan Tartar, Switzerland, a village...
- The Detroit City College Tartars football teams (later known as the Wayne State Tartars) represented Detroit City College (later renamed Wayne State University)...
- 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2. The Tartars at IMDb The Tartars at the TCM Movie Database...
- sides. A po****r caricature of Turco-Mongol warriors—called Tatars or Tartars—has them tenderizing meat under their saddles, then eating it raw. This...
- Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, most notably in grapes but also in tamarinds, bananas, avocados...
- Tartar sauce (French: sauce tartare; often spelled tartare sauce in the UK, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries) is a condiment made of mayonnaise, chopped...
- The Desert of the Tartars (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques...
- History of the Tartars or Historia Tartarorum may refer to: the Tartar Relation of C. de Bridia (1247) the Historia Tartarorum of Simon of Saint-Quentin...
- HMS Tartar has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to: HMS Tartar (1702), a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1702...