plural of angel maker

(historical, euphemistic) An illicit abortionist. / (historical, euphemistic) A person who took in unwanted children and usually mistreated them.

plural of angel food

(especially attributive or in compounds) Angel food cake, a type of sponge cake made with beaten egg whites and without butter. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, food.

Quartz artificially coated with metal to give it a pale iridescent sheen.

(US, slang, automotive) The neutral gear when used while a vehicle is moving, especially when it is used to save fuel or to coast downhill faster than a vehicle can go in gear.

A snow angel-shaped mark of sweat remaining on a surface (usually the ground) indicating that one has perspired profusely, generally as a result of intense exercise.

(idiomatic) Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

Adjectival or attributive form of angels dancing on the head of a pin.

(figuratively) The subject of arcane intellectual speculation; used as an example subject of enquiry the pursuit of which is of no value.