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† angelique Obs. rare—1.
[Fr. angelique angelical, also a musical instrument.]
A species of guitar; = angelot 3.
1660Pepys Diary 23 June, He showed me..an instrument he called an Angelique.
Restrict Obs. rare to sense in Dict. and add: 2. A leguminous tree, Dicorynia paraensis, native to South America; also, the hard, reddish wood of this tree, used esp. in marine construction work.
1875T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees xxiv. 159 Angélique... This tree is of straight growth, and yields timber 12 to 22 inches square. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 406/1 French Guiana contains valuable forests, and produces ‘angelique’ (Dicorynia paraensis), a timber much employed in naval dockyards. 1937Archit. Rev. LXXXII. 198/1 (caption) Main wall panelling is of peroba with base of angelique and prima vera. 1979Forest Products Jrnl. June 34/2 Angelique heartwood can be distinguished..by its rose or russet to dark-gray or purplish-brown color. |