T'ang

/tahng/, n.

a dynasty in China, A.D. 618-907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.

Also, Tang.

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tang¹ «tang», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a strong taste or flavor, often an aftertaste: »

the tang of mustard.

SYNONYM(S): pungency.

2. a disagreeable taste absorbed from something else: »

a strong tang of onion in the butter.

3. the distinctive quality of a thing; flavor; nature; characteristic: »

The substance of it was pure Russian but the flavor of it had an international tang (Wall Street Journal).

4. Figurative. a slight touch or suggestion; trace: »

The language has a tang of Shakespeare (Thomas Gray).

5. a characteristic odor: »

the salt tang of sea air.

6. a penetrating smell.

7. the long, slender projecting point, strip, or prong on a chisel, file, or the like, that fits into the handle.

8. = surgeonfish. (Cf. ↑surgeonfish)

–v.t.

1. to provide with a spike, flange, or other tang.

2. to give a distinct taste or flavor to: »

tanged with orange (New Yorker).

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic tangi point)]

–tang´er, noun.

tang² «tahng», noun, verb.

–n.

a sharp, ringing sound.

–v.i., v.t.

to make a sharp, ringing sound; ring; clang.

╂[imitative]

tang³ «tahng», noun.

Dialect. any one of several large, coarse seaweeds; sea wrack; tangle.

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Danish tang)]

Tang or T'ang «tahng», noun.

a Chinese dynasty, 618-907, under which China expanded toward central Asia, Buddhism gained its political influence, printing was invented, and poetry reached its finest development.