Meaning & use
harts
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the plural of hart, an old term for an adult male deer, especially a red deer.
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The hunters tracked a group of harts through the forest at dawn.
Medieval tapestries often depicted harts being chased by hounds.
A note on using this word
Hart is an archaic term now largely replaced by 'stag,' and it survives mainly in historical, literary, or heraldic contexts.
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stags
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