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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] {Tang sparrow} (Zool.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tang \Tang\, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring. [1913 Webster] Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: tang 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}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Tang /taŋ/ seaweed From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: tang /tɑŋ/ shrew; vixen; Xanthippe From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: tang tongs