Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tang

1. n. 1 a strong taste or flavour or smell. 2 a characteristic quality. 3 the projection on the blade of a tool, esp. a knife, by which the blade is held firm in the handle. Etymology: ME f. ON tange point, tang of a knife 2. v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. ring, clang; sound loudly. --n. a tanging sound. Etymology: imit. TANG n. 1 a dynasty ruling China 618- c.906. 2 (attrib.) designating art and artefacts of this period. Etymology: Chin. t{aacute}ng