Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Tartar

the deposit of wine, means “infernal stuff,” being derived from the word Tartaros (q.v.). Paracelsus says, “It is so called because it produces oil, water, tincture, and salt, which burn the patient as the fires of Tartarus burn.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Tartaros
Tartan Plaid
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