angelique

[ an-juh-leek ]

/ ˌæn dʒəˈlik /

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

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

Nearby words

< French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

[ an-juh-leek; French ahn-zhey-leek ]

/ ˌæn dʒəˈlik; French ɑ̃ ʒeɪˈlik /

a female given name.

Cast: Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young, Keith David, Angelique Cabral.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the Global awards ceremony, musical artists set the crowd on fire, especially Benin singer Angelique Kidjo.
Bill Clinton, Loretta Claiborne: Best Moments From 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (Video)|Nina Strochlic|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With a slow step, between the double hedge of the worshippers, Angelique and Felicien turned towards the entrance-door.
The Dream|Emile Zola
But what pleased Angelique more than anything else was the little balcony on which the window opened.
The Dream|Emile Zola

Two chairs being unoccupied, Angelique stood upon one of them.
The Dream|Emile Zola
When the celestial Angelique saw him desert worldly society to work at home with such regularity, she tried to convert him.
A Second Home|Honore de Balzac
But, yet again, Angelique was especially grieved from the fear that she might have been bad and done some very wrong thing.
The Dream|Emile Zola