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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TANG, n. [Gr. rancor; rancid.]
1. A strong taste; particularly, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
2. Relish; taste. [Not elegant.]
3. Something that leaves a sting or pain behind.
She had a tongue with a tang.
4. Sound; tone. [Not in use.]
TANG, v.i. To ring with. [Not in use.]
[This may be allied to ding, dong.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
2: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: Tang, Tang dynasty]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
4: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus]
5: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: serrated wrack, Fucus serratus, tang]
6: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: tang, sea tang]
7: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn: sea tangle, tang]

Merriam Webster's

or T'ang noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Táng Date: 1669 a Chinese dynasty dated A.D. 618-907 and marked by wide contacts with other cultures and by the development of printing and the flourishing of poetry and art

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tangi point of land, tang Date: 15th century 1. a projecting shank, prong, fang, or tongue (as on a knife, file, or sword) to connect with the handle 2. a. a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor b. a pungent odor c. something having the effect of a tang (as in stimulation of the senses) <the tang of the autumn air> <add tang to your writing> 3. a. a faint suggestion ; trace <my comment held a tang of sarcasm> b. a distinguishing characteristic that sets apart or gives a special individuality 4. any of various surgeonfishes — compare blue tang • tanged adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1566 1. to furnish with a tang 2. to affect with a tang III. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1556 clang, ring IV. noun Date: 1686 a sharp twanging sound

Merriam Webster's

noun see Tang

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a dynasty ruling China 618- c.906. 2 (attrib.) designating art and artefacts of this period. Etymology: Chin. táng

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a strong taste or flavour or smell. 2 a characteristic quality. 3 the projection on the blade of a tool, esp. a knife, by which the blade is held firm in the handle. Etymology: ME f. ON tange point, tang of a knife 2. v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. ring, clang; sound loudly. --n. a tanging sound. Etymology: imit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang (t[aum]ng), n. [Chin. T'ang.] A dynasty in Chinese history, from a. d. 618 to 905, distinguished by the founding of the Imperial Academy (the Hanlin), by the invention of printing, and as marking a golden age of literature.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring. Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang, n. [Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. tongs. [root]59. See Tong.] 1. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask. 2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang. Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. --Fuller. A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. --Jeffrey. 3. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting point; akin to E. tongs. See Tongs.] A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position. Specifically: (a) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle. (b) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock. (c) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened. (d) The tongue of a buckle. [Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Twang. This word has become confused with tang tatse, flavor.] A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang (t[a^]ng), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. [thorn]ang. Cf. Tangle.] (Bot.) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus). --Dr. Prior. Tang sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tang Tang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tanging.] To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring. Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak. To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by beating metal to make a din.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A tang is a strong, sharp smell or taste. She could smell the salty tang of the sea. N-SING

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Smack, taste, flavor, savor. 2. Sting. 3. Twang. 4. Tangle, sea-tang, oar-weed, sea-girdles, edible sea-weed (Laminaria digitata).

Moby Thesaurus

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