tang1
[tang]
- a strong taste or flavor.
- the distinctive flavor or quality of a thing.
- a pungent or distinctive odor.
- a touch or suggestion of something; slight trace.
- 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.
- a surgeonfish.
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- to furnish with a tang.
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Origin of tang1
1300–50; Middle English tange tongue of a snake, projection on a tool, perhaps < Old Norse tangi projection, headland
Synonyms
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comtang2
[tang]
- a sharp ringing or twanging sound; clang.
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- to ring or twang; clang.
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Origin of tang2
1550–60; imitative; see ting1
T'ang
or Tang
[tahng]
- a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.
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Contemporary Examples
The tomatoes' crunch and tang add new dimensions of delight.
As far as we know, the earliest frozen dairy treat was made in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).
Outside, Matt Schultz supporters in Boy Scout uniforms made pancakes and handed out cups of Tang.
Desperate to find her missing daughter, Tang posted photos of her across the city.
"Weibo is really quick," says Tang Yitong, one of the volunteers.
Historical Examples
His real name was Li, and he belonged to the ruling Tang dynasty.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
IN the days of the Tang dynasty there lived a certain count in the camp at Ludschou.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
Li Dsing had an old friend, a companion of the Prince of Tang.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
There was a snap and tang in the breeze which braced one like a tonic.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
Then there is an inspiration in the wide expanse, a snap and tang and joy in the air.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
tang
- a strong taste or flavourthe tang of the sea
- a pungent or characteristic smellthe tang of peat fires
- a trace, touch, or hint of somethinga tang of cloves in the apple pie
- 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 Origin
C14: from Old Norse tangi point; related to Danish tange point, spit
Tang
- the imperial dynasty of China from 618–907 ad
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Word Origin and History for tang
n.
mid-14c., "serpent's tongue" (thought to be a stinging organ), later "sharp extension of a metal blade" (1680s), from Old Norse tangi "spit of land, pointed metal tool," perhaps related to tunga "tongue" (see tongue). Figurative sense of "a sharp taste" is first recorded mid-15c.; that of "suggestion, trace" is from 1590s. The fish (1734) so called for their spines.
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