What is "tang"

Tang \Tang\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Twang. This word has become confused with tang tatse, flavor.] A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Tang \Tang\ (t[aum]ng), n. [Chin. T`ang.] 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 \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 \Tang\ (t[a^]ng), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. [thorn]ang. Cf. Tangle.] (Bot.) A coarse blackish seaweed ( Fuscus nodosus).
--Dr. Prior.

Tang sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

Tang \Tang\, n. [Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. tongs. [root]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. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting point; akin to E. tongs. See Tongs.] 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:

   1. The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.

   2. The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.

   3. The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.

   4. The tongue of a buckle. [Prov. Eng.]

Tang \Tang\, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.
--Shak.

mid-14c., "serpent's tongue" (thought to be a stinging organ), later "sharp extension of a metal blade" (1680s), from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tangi "spit of land; pointed end by which a blade is driven into a handle," from Proto-Germanic *tang-, from PIE *denk- "to bite" (see tongs). Influenced in some senses by tongue (n.). Figurative sense of "a sharp taste" is first recorded mid-15c.; that of "suggestion, trace" is from 1590s. The fish (1734) so called for their spines.

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) tongue 2 A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor 3 A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself. 4 (context figuratively English) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge 5 A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part. 6 The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle 7 The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock 8 The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened 9 Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle. 10 A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the (taxlink Zebrasoma species noshow=1) genus, also known as the surgeonfish. Etymology 2

n. A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang vb. 1 (context dated beekeeping English) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.Eva Crane, ''The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting'', Taylor & Francis (1999), ISBN 0415924677, page 239.Hilda M. Ransome, ''The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore'', Courier Dover Publications (2004), ISBN 048643494X, page 225. 2 To make a ringing sound; to ring. Etymology 3

n. (context rare English) knotted wrack, ''Ascophyllum nodosum'' (gloss: coarse blackish seaweed) Etymology 4

n. (context vulgar slang English) The vagina; intercourse with a woman

1. n. 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]

Tang or TANG may refer to:

Tang is a fruit-flavored drink. Originally formulated by General Foods Corporation food scientist William A. Mitchell in 1957, it was first marketed in powdered form in 1959. The Tang brand is owned by Mondelēz International.

Sales of Tang were poor until NASA used it on John Glenn's Mercury flight and subsequent Gemini missions. Since then, it was closely associated with the U.S. manned spaceflight program, leading to the misconception that Tang was invented for the space program.

A tang or shank is the back portion of the blade component of a tool where it extends into stock material or connects to a handle - as on a knife, sword, spear, arrowhead, chisel, file, coulter, pike, scythe, screwdriver, etc. One can classify various tang designs by their appearance, by the manner in which they attach to a handle, and by their length in relation to the handle.

Tang (, Chinese: 唐, mandarin Pinyin: Táng; Japanese: 唐/とう/から; Korean: 당/唐; Cantonese : Tong; old Chinese read Dang), is a Chinese surname. The three languages also have the surname with the same character but different pronunciation/ romanization. In Korean, it is usually Romanized also as Dang. In Japanese, the surname is often Romanized as To. In Vietnamese, it is commonly written as Đường (the anglicized variation is Duong, not be confused with Vietnamese surname Dương which is also anglicized as Duong). It is pronounced dhɑng in Middle Chinese, and lhāŋ in Old Chinese.

The surname 唐 is also romanized as Tong when transliterated from Cantonese, and this spelling is common in Hong Kong and Macau. In Chinese, 湯 ( Pinyin: Tāng), is also Romanized as Tang in English (and also Tong in Cantonese), although it is less common as a surname.

Tāng is a Chinese surname. It is 72nd surname in the Hundred Family Surnames or Baijiaxing of the Song Dynasty and 101st in modern popularity. The Tang family name comes from various people of the Shang Dynasty and some nomadic Chinese people.

Tang is a common form of other Chinese surnames Deng and Teng.