Definition of Tang
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(n.) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
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(n.) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
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(n.) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
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(n.) The tongue of a buckle.
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(n.) A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
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(v. t.) To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
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(v. i.) To make a ringing sound; to ring.
Antonyms of Tang
No Antonyms Found.