angelique

¹

[an-juh-leek]

noun

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

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

Angélique

²

[an-juh-leek, ahn-zhey-leek]

noun

1. a first name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angelique¹

< French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

Example Sentences

The cooking style is what I call cuisine angelique.

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

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Angelica Archangelica As a beginning, no matter what filling is to be chosen, cut crystallized angelique cross-wise into sections a quarter of an inch wide.

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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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From another group these qualities are nearly absent and the stem and leaf are edible—as in celery, angelique and parsley; or the root—as in carrot and parsnip.

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