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tang
I. \ˈtaŋ, -aiŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tang, tange, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tangi point, spit of land, tang of a knife; perhaps akin to Old Norse tunga tongue — more at tongue
1.
a. dialect
(1) : a serpent's tongue
(2) : sting, pang
b. Scot & dialect England : something having a sharp projecting point: as
(1) : a tine of a stag's horn
(2) : a prong of a fork
(3) : a buckle tongue
(4) : the tongue of a Jew's harp
2.
a. : a piece that forms an extension from the blade or analogous part of an instrument (as a table knife or fork, file, chisel, or sword) and connects with the handle and that may be a thin flat plate on each side of which a rounded piece is secured to form the handle or that may be a tapered piece inserted into the haft or handle — see file illustration
b. : a butt and stem of a prehistoric arrowhead made to fit into a shaft
c. : the strip or plate sometimes extending from the receiver or frame of a firearm by which it is secured to the stock
3.
a.
(1) : a sharp distinctive flavor that lingers on the tongue : a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself that may produce an unpleasant response
< a cheese with the tang of garlic >
< cider with the tang of the cask >
< meals … retain the unmistakable tang of country cooking — American Guide Series: Ind. >
(2) : a particularly pungent odor
< the tang of peat fires — Holiday >
< an afternoon full of … the tang of mown grass — J.C.Trewin >
b. : something having the effect of a sharp taste in the mouth or a pungent odor
< treated murder as a joke with a tang to it — Graham Greene >
< her prose is a cidery flowing of sweetness and tang — Charles Lee >
4.
a. : a faint suggestion : noticeable trace : smattering — usually used with of
< kindness is seasoned with the tang of humor — Elliott Dobson >
< will find himself getting a tang of enjoyment out of it — S.C.Pepper >
b. : a distinguishing characteristic that sets apart or gives a special individuality
< nothing in contemporary England quite to match … the American tang — Howard M. Jones >
< give the place a definite grass-roots tang — D.F.Malcolm >
5. : surgeonfish
6. Scot & dialect England : a low projecting cape or narrow strip of land
7. : jet 3
8. : a ship's mast fitting to which stays and shrouds are attached
9. : a diamond cutter's stand for holding the dop in constant position with reference to the surface of the skeif so as to cut and polish the stone
Synonyms: see taste
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English tangen, from tang, tange, n.
1. dialect England : sting
2. : to furnish with a tang
3. : to affect with or as if with a tang
< evergreen forests tanged with salt air — American Guide Series: Oregon >
< breeze blows … tanged with flowers — Amy Lowell >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian tang seaweed, Old Norse thang kelp, tangleweed
: any of various large coarse seaweeds; especially : a rockweed of the genus Fucus — compare bladder wrack 1; see prickly tang
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
transitive verb
1. : to cause to ring or sound loudly
< tanging the spoon on the shovel — Flora Thompson >
2. : to utter with a tang
< let thy tongue tang arguments of state — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
: to make a harsh ringing sound
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
: a sharp twanging sound (as of a single stroke on metal or of the plucking of a string) : twang
VI. \ˈtäŋ\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Tang, T'ang, Chin. dynasty (A.D. 618-907), from Chinese (Pekingese) t'ang2
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the period of the Tang dynasty and especially of the art forms developed during that period
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