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Tang

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Noun

1. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest

a tart spicy quality

2. tang, tang dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

3. flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

4. black rockweed, bladder fucus, bladderwrack, fucus vesiculosus, tang

a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure

5. fucus serratus, serrated wrack, tang

brown algae seaweed with serrated edges

6. sea tang, tang

any of various coarse seaweeds

7. sea tangle, tang

any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tang

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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
noun
the imperial dynasty of China from 618–907 ad

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tang

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noun
618-906 a.d.; Chin. dynasty under which literature & art flourished & printing was developed
noun
1. 
a projecting point or prong on a chisel, file, knife, etc., that fits into a handle, shaft, etc.
2. 
a strong and penetrating taste or odor
3. 
a touch or trace (of some quality)
4. 
a special or characteristic flavor, quality, etc.
5.  US
surgeonfish
verb transitive
6. 
to provide (a knife, etc.) with a tang
noun
1. 
a loud, ringing sound; twang
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2. 
to sound with a loud ringing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tang

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n.
1. A distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that of orange juice.
2. A distinctive quality: "Underneath it all was the tang of genuine adventure" (Jan Clausen).
3. A sharp point, tongue, or prong.
4. A projection by which a tool, such as a chisel or knife, is attached to its handle or stock. Also called shank.
5. See surgeonfish.
tr.v. tanged, tang·ing, tangs
1. To furnish with a tang.
2. To give a tang to.
n.
A loud ringing sound; a clang or twang.
intr. & tr.v. tanged, tang·ing, tangs
To resound with a tang or cause to resound with a tang.
A Chinese dynasty (618-907) known for its territorial expansion, prosperity, and encouragement of the arts and literature.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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