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What's The Definition Of 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\ (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\, 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: (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. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Twang}. This word has become confused with tang tatse, flavor.] A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
\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\, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring. Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak.