Tang /ˈtɑŋ/
強烈的味道,柄腳,特殊的香味,特性,氣息,當的一聲,一種海藻(vt.)裝刀柄于
Tang, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring.
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak.
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Tang n. Bot. A coarse blackish seaweed (Fucus nodosus).
Tang sparrow Zool., the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Tang, n.
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. 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, n. A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
Tang n. 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.
Tang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged p. pr. & vb. n. Tanging.] 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
n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack]
2: a tart spiciness [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy, tanginess,
zest]
3: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: Tang
dynasty]
4: common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
[syn: bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, Fucus
vesiculosus]
5: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: serrated
wrack, Fucus serratus]
6: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: sea tang]
7: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn:
sea tangle]