Tang vs Tart - What's the difference?
tang | tart |
(obsolete) tongue
* 1667 , , Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew , Act V,
A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor
* 1904 ,
A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
(figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge
* Fuller
* Jeffrey
* 1913 ,
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
The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle
The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock
The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened
The tongue of a buckle
A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the genus, also known as the surgeonfish.
(dated, beekeeping) 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.
To make a ringing sound; to ring.
The vagina; intercourse with a woman
* 2002 , Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed , St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 0-312-31363-2, page 9,
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
(British, slang) A prostitute.
(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
To practice prostitution
To practice promiscuous sex
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
In figuratively terms the difference between tang and tart
is that tang is a sharp, specific flavor or tinge while tart is sharp; keen; severe.As nouns the difference between tang and tart
is that tang is tongue while tart is a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.As verbs the difference between tang and tart
is that tang is 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 while tart is to practice prostitution.As a proper noun Tang
is the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.As an adjective tart is
sharp to the taste; acid; sour.tang
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- Sauny Hear ye, sir; could not ye mistake, and pull her tang out instead of her teeth?
- The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
- Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
- a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics
- What, was it I who bared my heart / Through unrelenting years, / And knew the sting of misery's dart, / The tang of sorrow's tears?
Synonyms
* bite * piquancy * spicinessAntonyms
* blandness * dullnessDerived terms
* tangy * clown tang * purple tang * Red Sea sailfin tang * sohal tang * spotted unicorn tang * yellow tangSee also
*Etymology 2
imitativeVerb
(en verb)- Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. — Shakespeare.
Etymology 3
Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare DanishEtymology 4
From poontang by shorteningNoun
(en noun)- The guys like to look at her tang , because that's how they are
References
Anagrams
* ----tart
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- I ate a very tart apple.
- He gave me a very tart reply.