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tang

1

[ tang ]

noun

  1. a strong taste or flavor.

    Synonyms: savor

  2. the distinctive flavor or quality of a thing.
  3. a pungent or distinctive odor.
  4. a touch or suggestion of something; slight trace.

    Synonyms: hint, taste

  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a tang.

tang

2

[ tang ]

noun

  1. a sharp ringing or twanging sound; clang.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to ring or twang; clang.

T'ang

3
or Tang

[ tahng ]

noun

  1. a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.

Tang

1

/ tæŋ /

noun

  1. the imperial dynasty of China from 618–907 ad


tang

2

/ tæŋ /

noun

  1. a strong taste or flavour

    the tang of the sea

  2. a pungent or characteristic smell

    the tang of peat fires

  3. a trace, touch, or hint of something

    a tang of cloves in the apple pie

  4. the pointed end of a tool, such as a chisel, file, knife, etc, which is fitted into a handle, shaft, or stock

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tang1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English tange “tongue of a snake, projection on a tool,” perhaps from Old Norse tangi “projection, headland, tang of a blade”

Origin of tang2

First recorded in 1660–70; imitative; ting 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tang1

C14: from Old Norse tangi point; related to Danish tange point, spit

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