angeleen 
angeleen, See angelin. 
angelet (an'jel-et), n. [Late ME. angelett, < 
OF. angelet, dim. of angele, < LL. angelus, angel. 
Cf. ani/rlot.] If. An English gold coin, first 
issued by Edward IV., of the value of half an 
210 
se. Reverse. 
Angelet of Henry VII., British Museum. (Size of the original.) 
angel. See angel, 5, and angelot. 2. A little 
angel or child angel. [Rare.] 
The angelet sprang forth, fluttering its rudiments of 
pinions. Lamb, The Child Angel. 
angel-fish (an'jel-fish), n. [< angel + fish ; 
with allusion in sense 1 to its wing-like pec- 
toral fins, and in the other senses to their 
beauty.] 1. A plagiostomous fish, Squatina 
angelus, of the family Squati- 
nidai. It is from 6 to 8 feet long, 
has a flat, roundish head, terminal 
mouth, and teeth broad at the base, 
but slender and sharp above. The 
pectoral fins are very large, extending 
horizontally forward from the base. 
It is found on the southern coasts 
of Britain, and on the coasts of the 
United States from Cape Cod to 
Florida. Also called monk-fish and 
fiddle-filth. See cut under Sqnatina. 
2. A cheetodontoid fish, Po- 
macanthus ciliaris, having a 
strong spine at the angle 
of the preoperculum, 14 dor- 
sal spines, and a brownish 
color with crescentiform 
lighter markings on each 
scale, the chin, borders, and tstH^Samatiiu} 
spines of the operculum and 
preoperculum bright blue, and the fins blue 
and yellow. It is a beautiful fish, common in the West 
Indies, and appearing rarely along the southern coast of 
the United States. Its flesh is very savory. 
3. An ephippioid fish, Chatodipterus faber, of 
a greenish color with blackish vertical bands, 
and with the third spine elongated, it is com- 
mon along the southern coast of the United States, where 
it is regarded as an excellent food-fish, and is known 
as the porgi/, the northern name of a different fish. See 
also cut under Chcetodipterm. 
4. A general name for any species of fish of 
the families Cha'toflontidai and Ephippiidai. 
angel-goldt (an'jel-gold), n. [< angel, 5, + 
gold.] The name of gold pieces presented by 
English sovereigns to those whom they touched 
for the cure of king's evil. At first, the coin called 
angel was presented ; at a later period, a gold medalet or 
touchpiece. See angel, 5, and touchpiece. 
The other chaplaine kneeling, and having angel gold 
strung on white ribbon on his arme, delivers them one by 
one to his Majestic, who puts them about the necks of 
the touched as they passe. Evelyn, Diary, July 6, 1660. 
angelhood (an'jel-hud), . [< angel + -hood.] 
The state or condition of an angel ; the an- 
gelic nature or character. Mrs. Browning. 
angelic 1 (au-jel'ik), a. [< ME. angelyk, aun- 
gelylx, < OF. angelique, F. angelique, < LL. an- 
gMcus, < Gr. dyye/l</idf, < ayyehoc,, messenger, an- 
gel: see angel.] Of, belonging to, or like an an- 
gel ; suitable to the nature or office of an angel. 
Here, happy creature, fair angelic Eve. 
Milton, P. E., v. 74. 
Angelic hymn, the hymn sung by the angels after the 
announcement of the birth of Christ (Luke ii. 14), used in 
several Oriental liturgies in the earlier part of the service, 
and in the West in the enlarged form known as the Gloria 
in Excelsis (except In Advent and Lent) after the introit 
and kyrie, and before the collect, epistle, and gospel. It 
retained this position in the first prayer-book of Edward 
VI., but it was afterward transferred to the closing part 
of the office as a song of thanksgiving after communion ; 
the American Prayer-Book. however, allows the substitu- 
tion of a hymn proper to the season. It is also used in 
the Greek Church at lauds and compline. Angelic salu- 
tation. See ave. 
angelic 2 (an -jel'ik), a. [< angelica.] Of, per- 
taining to, or derived from the plant angelica. 
Angelic acid, a crystalline monobasic acid, C 5 H 8 Oo, 
having a peculiar smell and taste, which is found in an- 
gelica-root (Archangelica officinalis), oil of camomile, and 
other vegetable oils. 
angelica (an-jel'i-ka), . [ML., se. herba, fem. 
of LL. angelicus, angelic (see angelic 1 ) : with al- 
lusion to the supposed magical virtues possess- 
ed by some of the species.] 1. [cap.] [NL.] A 
genus of tall umbelliferous plants found in the 
northern temperate regions and in New Zea- 
land. 2. The popular name of the more com- 
mon species belonging to the closely allied gen- 
era Angelica and Archangelica. The wild angelica of 
England is Angelica iylretri*. The garden angelica of 
Europe is Archangelica officinalw, a native of the banks 
of rivers and wet ditches m the northern parts of Europe, 
where it is also cultivated for its strong and agreeable 
lUMiiiatic odor. The tender stalks when candied form an 
excellent sweetmeat. The great angelica of the United 
States is Archangelica atropurpurea. 
3. [cap.] The name of a kind of sweet white 
wine made in California. 
angelical (an-jel'i-kal), a. [= Sp. angelical, < 
NL. angelicalis : see "angelic* and -al.] Same 
as angelic 1 . 
Others more mild, 
Retreated in a silent valley, sing 
With notes angelical to many a harp. 
Milton, P. L., ii. 548. 
angelically (au-jel'i-kal-i), adv. In an angelic 
manner: like an angel. 
angelicalness (an-jel'i-kal-nes), n. The qual- 
ity of being angelic ; the nature or character of 
an angel: excellence more than human. 
Angelicals (an-jel'i-kalz), . pi. [< NL. angeli- 
cales. pl.,< LL. angelicus, fem. angelica: see on- 
gelic'-, angelical.] The name adopted by an 
order of nuns following the rule of St. Augus- 
tine, founded at Milan about 1530 by Luigia di 
Torelli, Countess of Guastalla. Each nun prefixes 
to her family name that of a patron saint, and to that the 
word Angelica, which when uttered reminds her of the 
purity of the angels. 
Angelican (an-jel'i-kan), a. and n. [Ult. < LL. 
angelicus (see angelic^) + -an. ] I. . Pertain- 
ing to or resembling the works of the monk Fra 
Angelico (Giovanni da Fiesole), a celebrated 
religious painter, who was born in Tuscany in 
1387, and died at Borne in 1455. 
If you want to paint . . . in the Greek school, . . . you 
cannot design coloured windows, nor Angelican paradises. 
Kuskin, Lectures on Art, p. 197. 
II. n. One of the Angelici. 
angelicate (an-jel'i-kat),n. [< angelic 2 + -ate 1 .] 
A salt of angelic acid. 
angelica-tree (an-jel'i-ka-tre), n. [< angelica 
(with allusion to its medical uses) + tree.] 1. 
The American name of Aralia spinosa, natural 
order Araltaceee. It is a prickly, small, simple-stemmed 
tree, from 8 to 12 feet high. An infusion of its berries in 
wine or spirits is used for relieving rheumatic pains and 
violent colic. It is common in cultivation. Also called 
Hercules'- club. 
2. An allied araliaceous shrub, Sciadophyllum 
Brownei, of Jamaica. 
Angelici (an-jel'i-si), n. pi. [LL., pi. of angeli- 
cun: see angelic 1 .] A sect of the third cen- 
tury, said to have worshiped angels. 
angelicize (an-jel'i-siz), r. t. ; pret. and pp. an- 
gelicized, ppr. angelicizing. [< angelic 1 4- -ire.] 
To make angelic or like an angel. [Bare.] 
angelico (an-jel'i-ko), . [Cf. It. angelica, angel- 
ic, Sp. angelico, a little angel : see angelica. ] An 
umbelliferous plant of North America, Ligusti- 
cum actcrifolium, resembling the lovage. Also 
called nonAo. 
angelifyt (an-jel'i-fi), v. t. [< LL. angelificare, 
< angelus, angel, + L. -ficare, < facere, make.] 
To make like an angel. 
Tile soul . . . refined and angelijied. 
Farindon, Sermons (1647), p. 55, 
angelin (an'je-lin), n. [Also written angeleen, 
and, as Pg., angelim, < NL. Angelina (a genus 
of plants), < "angelinus, < LL. angelus : see an- 
gel.] The common name of several timber- 
trees of tropical America belonging to the ge- 
nus Andira (which see). The angelin-tree of 
Jamaica, furnishing worm-bark, is A. inermis. 
angelique (an-je-lek'), n. [< F. angelique: see 
angelica.] 1. The wood of a leguminous tree, 
Dicorynea Paraensis, exported from French 
Guiana. It is hard and durable, aud valuable 
for ship-timber. 2f. A kind of guitar. Pepys, 
Diary, June 23, 1660. 
angelistt (an'jel-ist), n. [< angel + -tit.] One 
who held heretical or peculiar opinions con- 
cerning angels. N. E. D. 
angelize (an'jel-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. angel- 
ized, ppr. angelizing. [< angel + -ize.] To make 
an angel of; raise to the state of an angel. 
David alone, whom with heav'n's love surpriz'd, 
To praise thee there thou now hast angeliz'd. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas. 
angel-light (an'jel-lit), n. An outer upper 
light in a perpendicular window, next to the 
springing of the arch : probably a corruption of 
angle-light, as these lights are triangular in 
shape, and are, moreover, in one sense, at the 
angles of the window. Encyc. Brit. See cut 
under batement-light. 
angelolatry (an-jel-01'a-tri), n. [< Gr. ayyuoc, 
+ ?M.Tpeia, service, worship, < Aarpct'tiv, serve, 
worship.] The worship of angels. 
anger 
angelology (an-jel-ol'o-ji), . [< Gr. ay 
angel, + -Ao)ia, < >f';i>, speak: see -ology.] 
The doctrine of angels; that portion of theology 
which treats of angelic beings ; a discourse on 
angels. 
The magic of the Moslem world is in part adopted from 
Jewish angeloloyy and demonology. 
E. Ii. Tylor, Encyc. Brit., XV. 20:i. 
The same vast mythology commanded the general con- 
sent ; the same angelolo-tn, demonology. 
Milman, Latin Christianity, xiv. 
There was an angelology, and a worship of angels, on 
which the Apostle animadverts with severity. 
O. P. Fixher, Begin, of Christianity, xl. 
angelophany (an-jel-of'a-ni), .; pi. angelopha- 
nies (-niz). [< Gr. ayyeAof, angel, + -tjiavia, < 
<i>aiveiv, show, (fiaiveaOai, appeaj". Cf. theophany, 
epiphany.] The visible manifestation of an 
angel or angels to man. 
If God seeks to commune more fully with a man, his 
messenger appears and speaks to him. The narratives of 
such angelophanies vary in detail. Prof. W. R. Smith. 
angelophone (an'jel-o-fon), n. [< Gr. a 
angel, + (fxjv!/, voice.] The harmonium or par- 
lor-organ. [Eng. ; rare. ] 
angelot (an'je-lot; F. pron. anzh'lo), n. [< 
OF. anaelot, a young or little angel (= Sp. ange- 
lote), dim. of angele, < LL. angelus, angel. Cf. 
angelet, with dift. dim. suffix, and see angel, 5.] 
1. The name of a French gold coin, weighing 
from 97.22 to 87.96 grains, first issued in 1340 
by Philip VI. On its obverse is an angel (whence the 
name of the coin) holding a cross and shield ; on its re- 
verse a cross, ornamented. 
2. The name of a gold coin, weighing about 35 
grains, struck in France by Henry VI. of Eng- 
Obverse. Reverse. 
Angelot of Henry VI., British Museum. ( Size of the original. ) 
land for use in his French dominions. On its ob- 
verse is an angel holding the escutcheons of England and 
France. 
3f. A small rich sort of cheese made in Nor- 
mandy, said to have been stamped with a figure 
of the coin. 4. An instrument of music some- 
what resembling a lute. 
angel's-eyes (an'jelz-iz), . A name given to 
the speedwell of Europe, Veronica Chamaidrys. 
angel-Shot (an'jel-shot), n. [Cf. F. ange, an 
angel, also an angel-shot; in allusion to the 
"wings" or segments as they appear during the 
flight of the projectile.] A kind of chain-shot, 
formed of the two halves or four quarters of a 
hollow ball, which are attached by chains to a 
central disk inside the ball, and, when fired, 
spread apart. See chain-shot. 
angel's-trumpets (an'jelz-trum'pets), n. pi. 
The large trumpet-shaped flowers of the Datura 
suaveolens, a shrubby solanaceous plant from 
South America. 
angelus (an'je-lus), . [NL., from the opening 
words, "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Marias"; 
LL. angelus, angel: see angel.] In the Bom. 
Cath. Ch. : (a) A devotion in memory of the an- 
nunciation to the Virgin Mary, by the angel 
Gabriel, of the incarnation of the Son of God. 
It consists of three scriptural texts describing the mys- 
tery, recited alternately with the angelic salutation, "Hail 
Mary ! " (Ave Maria), and followed by a versicle and re- 
sponse with prayer, (ft) The bell tolled in the morn- 
ing, at noon, and in the evening, to indicate to 
the faithful the time when the angelus is to be 
recited. 
Anon from the belfry 
Softly the Angelus sounded. 
Longfellow, Evangeline, i. 
angel-watert (an'jel-wa'ter), n. [< angel (for 
angelica, q. v.) + water.] A mixture originally 
containing angelica as its principal ingredient, 
afterward made of rose-water, orange-flower 
water, myrtle-water, musk, ambergris, and va- 
rious spices, used as a perfume and cosmetic in 
the seventeenth century. 
I met the prettiest creature in New Spring Garden ! . . . 
angel-water was the worst scent about her. 
Sedley, Bellamira, i. 1. 
angely-wood, n. See angili-wood. 
anger* (ang'ger), . [< ME. anger, grief, pain, 
trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, also wrath, 
< Icel. angr, masc., now neut. (cf. ongur, fem. 
pi.), grief, sorrow, straits, anxiety, = Sw. &n- 
