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tarted, ppl. a.|ˈtɑːtɪd|
[f. tart v.2 2 + -ed1.]
a. Of a person: dressed up in a showy manner, gaudily adorned. Also without up.
1938E. Bowen Death of Heart i. iii. 61 After dark, she [sc. London] is like a governess gone to the bad, in a Woolworth tiara, tarted up all wrong. 1952D. Adams Murder, Maestro, Please xvi. 113 These tarted-up hags! 1972‘R. Crawford’ Whip Hand i. viii. 49, I know your natures, you tarted-up toffs. 1979Even. Standard 13 Sept. 19/6 Prostitutes..are of the conventional kind, in high heeled shoes and characteristically ‘tarted’ both cosmetically and sartorially.
b. transf. and fig.
1958K. Amis I like it Here ii. 21 A collection of tarted-up reviews. 1967Spectator 20 Oct. 455/3 The tarted-up village inn, remodelled with the single aim of attracting motor trade from a distance. 1972Where? Mar. 96/3 ROSLA enthusiasts for tarted-up curricula need to heed the warning. 1981J. Scott Distant View of Death xiv. 182 The tarted panda reversed..and drove in the wake of the quarry. 1983Listener 21 July 33/2 At the other end of the spectrum of the Higher Rubbish—defined for the moment as tarted-up junk..—is Elizabeth Taylor in the vastly enjoyable, utterly brainless The VIPs. |