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单词 angel water
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angel watern.

Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)l ˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəl ˌwɔdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: angel n., water n.
Etymology: < angel n. + water n., after French eau d'ange (a1535 in Middle French, in Rabelais). Compare earlier angelica water (see angelica n. Compounds 1).Compare German Engelwasser (1685 or earlier; now historical).
Now historical.
An aqueous extract of various flowers, esp. rose, myrtle, and orange-flowers, used as a perfume or cosmetic. Also: †angelica water (angelica water n. at angelica n. Compounds 2) (obsolete rare).
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically
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1634 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. (rev. ed.) ii. vi. 87 We behold women who haue no other trade but to thinke on new fashions for apparrel,..to looke in their glasse aboue a hundred tymes in a day,..to haue Angel-water [Fr. l'eau d'Ange].
1655 Natura Exenterata 454 A little Gum-dragon, Benjamin, and Storax beaten together, make up Pastils with the bottom of the Angel water to burn in Chambers.
1687 C. Sedley Bellamira i. i I met the prettiest creature in new Spring-garden!..angel-water was the worst scent about her.
1719 Accompl. Fem. Instr. Angel-water, an excellent perfume: also a curious wash to beautify the skin.
?1773 Mrs. Pennington Royal Cook 73 Mix it..with a little sack and angel-water, seven eggs, half a pound of currants, add spice and salt.
1877 R. S. Cristiani Perfumery & Kindred Arts 121 (heading) Angel water... Digest together for two days, when distil off one gallon.
2001 Independent (Nexis) 10 Feb. 13 It says something for myrtle's reputation that the face wash made by distilling its leaves, bark and flowers was called eau d'anges, or angel water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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