单词 | angel fair |
释义 | > as lemmasangel fair e. As a modifier, with the sense ‘like an angel, as —— as an angel’, as angel-bright, angel fair, etc., adjectives. Frequently in poetic and literary contexts. ΚΠ 1593 A. Chute Beawtie Dishonoured 18 I was woman like, though Angell fayre. 1787 J. Nott tr. Hafiz Select Odes 129 Tho' that face be angel fair, One fault does all its beauty marr. 1903 J. H. McCarthy Marjorie (title page) Your yellow hair is angel-bright, Your eyes are angel-blue. 1920 Upper Room Bull. 6 Nov. 76/1 There's nothing more pure in heaven..Than the heart of a little child. So sweet it is, so simple, And yet so angel-wise. 2005 D. A. Blades Poetry from Heart 72 Some say she was angel fair. < as lemmas |
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