angels' foodn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lz fuːd/, U.S.

/ˈeɪndʒəlz ˌfud/

Forms:

α. Middle English angeles fode, Middle English aungelles fode, Middle English aungels fode, 1500s angelles foode, 1500s angels foode, 1500s aungels foode, 1600s angells foode, 1600s angels food, 1600s– angels' food, 1700s– angel's food.

β. Middle English angell fude, 1500s angel foode, 1600s angell foode, 1800s– angel food.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., food n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive or genitive plural of angel n. + food n. In β. forms < angel n. + food n.With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin cibus angelorum (4th cent.) and earlier angels' bread n. 1. With sense 3 compare angel food cake n., angel cake n. 1.

1. Food suitable for or eaten by angels; heavenly sustenance (esp. with reference to the manna (manna n.¹ 1a) described in the Bible as miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness). Hence (figurative): spiritual (as opposed to bodily) nourishment. Cf. angels' bread n. 1. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > manna

mannaeOE

manOE

angels' breada1333

angels' foodc1400

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xx. l. 240 Lat hem be as beggeres or lyue by angeles fode.

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 43 In þe forsaid ark also was a vessell of gold full of manna, þat men callez aungelles fode.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. iii. 51 We lust after flesh, and despise Angels foode.

1602 R. Tyrer Five Godlie Serm. (new ed.) 37 Feeding our soules with the spiritual bread of life, that Angell foode, that heauenly Manna of the word.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lviii. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

1772 A. B. Let. 15 May in Arminian Mag. Apr. (1785) 224 How insipid are all terrestrial joys to a soul who tastes the love of Jesus, and feeds, from day to day, on angels' food!

1873 E. Prentiss Relig. Poems 128 Thou canst eat angels' food, my soul, turn from earth's husks away.

1936 C. Still Timeless Theme vi. 110 Christ, when He had expressly rejected the lower food proffered by the Tempter.., likewise received the ‘angels' food’ which is the Word.

1996 M. Bunson Angels A to Z 110 Angel food is the famous sustenance from heaven, manna.

2. colloquial. (A name for) a type of strong ale. rare (historical after 16th cent.).In quot. 1963, in a historical novel set in the reign of Elizabeth I.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > strong ale

merry-go-downa1500

king's ale1574

nippitatum1576

angels' food1577

huff-cap1577

mad dog1577

lift-leg1587

barley-broth1593

huma1625

stitchback1671

bummocka1688

hum-cap1699

Burton1738

stitch1742

old boy1743

barley-bree1786

huff1790

Morocco1792

old1884

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xi. f. 85^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I I finde..such headdy ale and beere in most of them [sc. markets], as for the mightynesse thereof..is commonlye called huffecappe,..Aungels foode, Dragons milke.

1850 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (ed. 2) I. 63/1 Angel's food, apparently a cant term for heavy ale.

1860 G. A. Sala in Cornhill Mag. Feb. 189 Foul reeking taverns disgorge knavish tatterdemalions,..lachrymose with potations of ‘mad dog’, ‘angel's food’, [etc.].

1963 E. B. Coker Lady Rich iii. 17 There were three kinds of ale: Huff-cap, Angel's-food, and Dragon's-milk. Being hot I drank a full tankard of Huff-cap.

3. Originally and chiefly North American. A type of distinctively light, pale-coloured sponge cake made without fat, using beaten egg white rather than whole eggs, and typically cooked in a ring-shaped tin; = angel food cake n.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake

Savoy cake?1750

sponge cake1808

muffin1835

Madeira cake1845

Victoria sandwich1861

angels' food1865

marble cake1871

sponge1877

angel cake1878

angel food cake1878

layer cake1882

sponge sandwich1884

Lady Baltimore cake1889

sand cake1892

sandwich cake1911

Victoria sponge1934

red velvet1951

1865 Mrs. Goodfellow's Cookery as it should Be 310 (heading) Angel's food.

1914 Z. Gale Neighbours in T. Dickinson Wisconsin Plays 56 Mis' Fitch..always sends a thirteen-egg angels' food to the church suppers.

2011 J. Evison West of Here 222 A crumbling mound of angel's food with white frosting.

4. South African. Fruit salad, typically made with guavas and oranges.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared fruit and dishes > [noun] > other fruit dishes

figee1381

garnadec1440

gayledea1450

strawberry cream1523

strawberry shortcake1523

amber pudding1695

fufu1740

tum tum1790

poi1798

fig-cake1837

compote1845

ambrosia1867

summer pudding1875

schalet1884

charoset1885

angels' food1891

stuffed olive1897

chartreuse1900

crisp1916

guacamole1920

fruit cocktail1922

pimiento olive1925

fruit cup1931

crumble1947

matoke1959

turon1972

guac1983

bumbleberry1991

1891 H. J. Duckitt Hilda's ‘Where is it?’ of Recipes 212 Salad (Guava Salad, or ‘Angel's Food’).

1912 Bloemfontein Post 7 Sept. 16 We were fortified by luscious coffee and mystic trifle, and angel's food, and ambrosia, and spiced stars.

2002 V. Lewey Thunder from Clear Sky v. 73 Desserts always included big bowls of Angels' Food (fruit salad) with custard or fresh cream.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angels food
释义	angels' foodn. Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lz fuːd/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlz ˌfud/ Forms: α. Middle English angeles fode, Middle English aungelles fode, Middle English aungels fode, 1500s angelles foode, 1500s angels foode, 1500s aungels foode, 1600s angells foode, 1600s angels food, 1600s– angels' food, 1700s– angel's food. β. Middle English angell fude, 1500s angel foode, 1600s angell foode, 1800s– angel food. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., food n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive or genitive plural of angel n. + food n. In β. forms < angel n. + food n.With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin cibus angelorum (4th cent.) and earlier angels' bread n. 1. With sense 3 compare angel food cake n., angel cake n. 1. 1. Food suitable for or eaten by angels; heavenly sustenance (esp. with reference to the manna (manna n.¹ 1a) described in the Bible as miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness). Hence (figurative): spiritual (as opposed to bodily) nourishment. Cf. angels' bread n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > manna mannaeOE manOE angels' breada1333 angels' foodc1400 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xx. l. 240 Lat hem be as beggeres or lyue by angeles fode. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 43 In þe forsaid ark also was a vessell of gold full of manna, þat men callez aungelles fode. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. iii. 51 We lust after flesh, and despise Angels foode. 1602 R. Tyrer Five Godlie Serm. (new ed.) 37 Feeding our soules with the spiritual bread of life, that Angell foode, that heauenly Manna of the word. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lviii. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 1772 A. B. Let. 15 May in Arminian Mag. Apr. (1785) 224 How insipid are all terrestrial joys to a soul who tastes the love of Jesus, and feeds, from day to day, on angels' food! 1873 E. Prentiss Relig. Poems 128 Thou canst eat angels' food, my soul, turn from earth's husks away. 1936 C. Still Timeless Theme vi. 110 Christ, when He had expressly rejected the lower food proffered by the Tempter.., likewise received the ‘angels' food’ which is the Word. 1996 M. Bunson Angels A to Z 110 Angel food is the famous sustenance from heaven, manna. 2. colloquial. (A name for) a type of strong ale. rare (historical after 16th cent.).In quot. 1963, in a historical novel set in the reign of Elizabeth I. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > strong ale merry-go-downa1500 king's ale1574 nippitatum1576 angels' food1577 huff-cap1577 mad dog1577 lift-leg1587 barley-broth1593 huma1625 stitchback1671 bummocka1688 hum-cap1699 Burton1738 stitch1742 old boy1743 barley-bree1786 huff1790 Morocco1792 old1884 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xi. f. 85^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I I finde..such headdy ale and beere in most of them [sc. markets], as for the mightynesse thereof..is commonlye called huffecappe,..Aungels foode, Dragons milke. 1850 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (ed. 2) I. 63/1 Angel's food, apparently a cant term for heavy ale. 1860 G. A. Sala in Cornhill Mag. Feb. 189 Foul reeking taverns disgorge knavish tatterdemalions,..lachrymose with potations of ‘mad dog’, ‘angel's food’, [etc.]. 1963 E. B. Coker Lady Rich iii. 17 There were three kinds of ale: Huff-cap, Angel's-food, and Dragon's-milk. Being hot I drank a full tankard of Huff-cap. 3. Originally and chiefly North American. A type of distinctively light, pale-coloured sponge cake made without fat, using beaten egg white rather than whole eggs, and typically cooked in a ring-shaped tin; = angel food cake n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake Savoy cake?1750 sponge cake1808 muffin1835 Madeira cake1845 Victoria sandwich1861 angels' food1865 marble cake1871 sponge1877 angel cake1878 angel food cake1878 layer cake1882 sponge sandwich1884 Lady Baltimore cake1889 sand cake1892 sandwich cake1911 Victoria sponge1934 red velvet1951 1865 Mrs. Goodfellow's Cookery as it should Be 310 (heading) Angel's food. 1914 Z. Gale Neighbours in T. Dickinson Wisconsin Plays 56 Mis' Fitch..always sends a thirteen-egg angels' food to the church suppers. 2011 J. Evison West of Here 222 A crumbling mound of angel's food with white frosting. 4. South African. Fruit salad, typically made with guavas and oranges. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared fruit and dishes > [noun] > other fruit dishes figee1381 garnadec1440 gayledea1450 strawberry cream1523 strawberry shortcake1523 amber pudding1695 fufu1740 tum tum1790 poi1798 fig-cake1837 compote1845 ambrosia1867 summer pudding1875 schalet1884 charoset1885 angels' food1891 stuffed olive1897 chartreuse1900 crisp1916 guacamole1920 fruit cocktail1922 pimiento olive1925 fruit cup1931 crumble1947 matoke1959 turon1972 guac1983 bumbleberry1991 1891 H. J. Duckitt Hilda's ‘Where is it?’ of Recipes 212 Salad (Guava Salad, or ‘Angel's Food’). 1912 Bloemfontein Post 7 Sept. 16 We were fortified by luscious coffee and mystic trifle, and angel's food, and ambrosia, and spiced stars. 2002 V. Lewey Thunder from Clear Sky v. 73 Desserts always included big bowls of Angels' Food (fruit salad) with custard or fresh cream. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400
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