v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. tongs. √59. See Tong. ]
Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, Sw. tång, Icel. þang. Cf. Tangle. ] (Bot.) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fucus nodosus). Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tang sparrow (Zool.),
n. [ Of imitative origin. Cf. Twang. This word has become confused with tang taste, flavor. ] A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Chin. T`ang. ] A dynasty in Chinese history, from
v. t.
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To tang bees,
n. (Zool.) An East Indian civet (Viverra tangalunga). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Tangerine + pomelo. ] A hybrid between the tangerine orange and the grapefruit, or pomelo; also, the fruit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. Tangency. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching. [ 1913 Webster ]