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tang

1  [tang] ,
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–noun
1. a strong taste or flavor.
2. the distinctive flavor or quality of a thing.
3. a pungent or distinctive odor.
4. a touch or suggestion of something; slight trace.
5. a long and slender projecting strip, tongue, or prong forming part of an object, as a chisel, file, or knife, and serving as a means of attachment for another part, as a handle or stock.
6. a surgeonfish.
–verb (used with object)
7. to furnish with a tang.
Origin:
1300–50; ME tange tongue of a snake, projection on a tool, perh. < ON tangi projection, headland

Synonyms:
1. savor. 4. taste, hint.
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2  [tang] ,
–noun
1. a sharp ringing or twanging sound; clang.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to ring or twang; clang.
Origin:
1550–60; imit.; see ting 1

T'ang

  [tahng] ,
–noun
a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.
Also, Tang.
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tang 1   (tāng)   
n.  

  1. A distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that of orange juice. See Synonyms at taste.

  2. A distinctive quality that adds piquancy.

  3. A trace, hint, or smattering.

  4. A sharp point, tongue, or prong.

  5. A projection by which a tool, such as a chisel or knife, is attached to its handle or stock. Also called shank.

  6. A surgeonfish.

tr.v.   tanged, tang·ing, tangs

  1. To furnish with a tang.

  2. To give a tang to.


[Middle English tange, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tangi, point, sting.]
tang'i·ness n., tang'y adj.
tang 2   (tāng)   
n.  A loud ringing sound; a twang.
intr. & tr.v.   tanged, tang·ing, tangs
To twang or cause to twang; ring.

[Imitative.]
Tang   (täng)   
A Chinese dynasty (618-907) that was known for its wealth and its encouragement of the arts and literature.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tang 
c.1350, "serpent's tongue" (thought to be a stinging organ), later "sharp extension of a metal blade" (1688), from O.N. tangi "spit of land, pointed metal tool," perhaps related to tunga "tongue" (see tongue). Fig. sense of "a sharp taste" is first recorded 1440; that of "suggestion, trace" is from 1593. The fish (1734) so called for their spines.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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