Category:Tang

Tang, n. Etym: [of scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, sw. tång, Icel. þang. Cf. Tangle.] (bot.)

Defn: a coarse blackish seaweed (fuscus nodosus). Dr. Prior. Tang Sparrow (zoöl.), the rock pipit. [prov. Eng.]

Tang Tang, n. Etym: [probably fr. Od. tanger sharp, tart, literally, Pinching; akin to e. tongs. *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.

2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang. Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. Fuller. A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. Jeffrey.

3. Etym: [probably of scand. origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting Point; akin to e. tongs. See tongs.]

Defn: 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: -- (a) the part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which Is inserted into the handle. (b) the projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which The barrel is secured to the stock. (c) the part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened. (d) the tongue of a buckle. [prov. Eng.]

Tang Tang, n. Etym: [of imitative origin. Cf. Twang. This word has become Confused with tang tatse, flavor.]

Defn: a sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Tang Tang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tanging.]

Defn: to cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring. Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak. To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by beating metal to Make a din.

Tang Tang, v. i.

Defn: to make a ringing sound; to ring. Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak.