Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of, derived from, or containing tartar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities.
- Of or like a Tatar or Tartar; barbarous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.
- adjective Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from
tartar .
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Examples
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This then is the true Nostrum of Brewing, and ought to be studied and endeavoured for by all those that can afford to follow the foregoing Rules, and then it will supply in a great measure those chargeable (and often adulterated tartarous arthritick) Wines.
The London and Country Brewer Anonymous
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The _succinic_, the _tartarous_, and the _acetous acids_, are the products of the decomposition of vegetables; we shall, therefore, reserve their examination for a future period.
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It is much used in medicine, and in various arts, particularly dying, under the name of _cream of tartar_, and it is from this salt that the tartarous acid is obtained.
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A superficial sore spreads over it, slightly covered by a yellowish, mattery pellicle; and on the teeth, and extending down the gums, there is a deposition of hardened tartarous matter, which is scaled off with a greater or less degree of difficulty.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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