Tang
Tang (tang) , noun
[Of Scand. origin; compare Danish tang seaweed, Swedish tång, Icelandic þang. Compare Tangle.]
(Botany) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fucus nodosus). — Dr. Prior
Collocations (1)
Tang sparrow (Zoology) , the rock pipit. [Provincial English]
Tang , noun
[Probably from OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to English tongs. r59. 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.
Figuratively: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Compare Tang a twang.
Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics.
3.
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.
(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. [Provincial English]
Tang , noun
[Of imitative origin. Compare Twang. This word has become confused with tang taste, flavor.]
A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
Tang (tang) , noun
[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.
Tang (tangd) , transitive verb
To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.
Collocations (1)
To tang bees , to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by beating metal to make a din.
Tang , intransitive verb
To make a ringing sound; to ring.
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.