1. tartar - Noun
2. tartar - Adjective
3. Tartar - Proper noun
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.
A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
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.
A person of a keen, irritable temper.
Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
See Tartarus.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs followers of the sun, the Tartar are connected to a tradition that describes Cain as founding a city of sun worshippers and that people in Asia would build gardens in remembrance of the lost Eden. Source: Internet
Beer 1962 pp. 227–231 In the tradition Coleridge relies on, the Tartar worship the sun because it reminds them of paradise, and they build gardens because they want to recreate paradise. Source: Internet
BOGO items include two orders of each dish for the price of one, with options including chicken udon, (crispy rice and sliced ribeye), chicken with Japanese tartar and macaroni salad), for delivery and pickup. Source: Internet
During Harrison's second trial of his 'Sea watch' (H4) the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne was asked to accompany HMS Tartar and test the Lunar Distances system. Source: Internet
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said in a September 28 statement that "Armenian armed forces have been shelling the town of Tartar," which is adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh. Source: Internet
Adding acid to the egg whites guarantees that they'll be stable when whipped; here we offer 3 options: wiping the mixer bowl with a lemon half, or adding lemon juice or cream of tartar to the whites themselves. Source: Internet