[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tang \tang\ ta^ng, n. of scand. origin; cf. dan. tang
   seaweed, sw. tang, icel. thornang. cf. tangle. bot.
   a coarse blackish seaweed fuscus nodosus. --dr. prior.
   1913 webster

   tang sparrow zool., the rock pipit. prov. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
tangle fuscus nodosus tang sparrow 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tang \tang\, n. probably fr. od. tanger sharp, tart, literally,
   pinching; akin to e. tongs. root59. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: a sharp, specific flavor or tinge. cf. tang a
      twang.
      1913 webster

            such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
                                                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

            a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party
            politics.                             --jeffrey.
      1913 webster

   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: 
      1913 webster
      a the part of a knife, fork, file, or other small
          instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
          1913 webster
      b the projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel,
          by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
          1913 webster
      c the part of a sword blade to which the handle is
          fastened.
          1913 webster
      d the tongue of a buckle. prov. eng.
          1913 webster
see also:
tong tang tongs 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster
see also:
twang 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tang \tang\ taumng, 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 1913 suppl.

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tang \tang\, v. t. imp.  p. p. tanged; p. pr.  vb. n.
   tanging.
   to cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
   1913 webster

         let thy tongue tang arguments of state.  --shak.
   1913 webster

   to tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by
      beating metal to make a din.
      1913 webster
see also:
tanged tanging to tang bees 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tang \tang\, v. i.
   to make a ringing sound; to ring.
   1913 webster

         let thy tongue tang arguments of state.  --shak.
   1913 webster

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

112 moby thesaurus words for "tang":
   aftertaste, aroma, attribute, badge, beesting, bite, bitter, brand,
   briskness, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, configuration,
   cut, dab, dart, differentia, differential, distinctive feature,
   earmark, edge, fang, feature, figure, flavor, ginger, gust, guts,
   hallmark, hint, hotness, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, impress,
   impression, index, individualism, keynote, kick, lineaments,
   liveliness, mannerism, mark, marking, mold, nature, nip, nippiness,
   odor, palate, particularity, peculiarity, pepperiness, pin,
   piquancy, poignancy, projection, prong, property, punch, pungency,
   quality, quirk, raciness, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor,
   savoriness, seal, shank, shape, sharpness, singularity, smack,
   smattering, smell, snakebite, snap, snappiness, soupcon, sour,
   specialty, spice, spiciness, spike, stamp, sting, stinger, stomach,
   strip, suggestion, sweet, tab, taint, tanginess, taste, tine,
   tinge, token, tongue, tooth, touch, trace, trait, trick, twang,
   zest, zestfulness, zip

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