angelique

¹ American  

[an-juh-leek] / ˌæn dʒəˈlik /

noun

1. a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family.

2. the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding.

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Angélique ² American  

[an-juh-leek, ahn-zhey-leek] / ˌæn dʒəˈlik, ɑ̃ ʒeɪˈlik /

noun

1. a first name.

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Etymology

Origin of angelique

< French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

Example Sentences

The cooking style is what I call cuisine angelique.

From Los Angeles Times

I was talking to l’enfant angelique, suppose we call her.

From Project Gutenberg

White potato fondant is used for the petals and candied orange peel for the center, and angelique for the stem and leaves.

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The forests in the interior affords good teak-wood for ship-building, and two woods, called angelique and prospect, which make beautiful chests and cabinets, which are sent all over the coasts of western India.

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Upon a clean piece of glass, or oil cloth, if glass is not easily obtainable, place a piece of angelique of a size suitable for the stem.

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