Tang

·noun The tongue of a buckle.

II. Tang ·noun A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).

III. Tang ·noun A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

IV. Tang ·vi To make a ringing sound; to Ring.

V. Tang ·noun The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.

VI. Tang ·noun Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. ·cf. Tang a twang.

VII. Tang ·vt To cause to ring or sound loudly; to Ring.

VIII. Tang ·noun The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.

IX. Tang ·noun The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.

X. Tang ·noun 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.

XI. Tang ·noun 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.

XII. Tang ·add. ·noun 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.