Definition of Angus

1. Noun. Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.

Exact synonyms: Aengus, Angus Og, Oengus
Geographical relationships: Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland
Generic synonyms: Celtic Deity

2. Noun. Black hornless breed from Scotland.
Exact synonyms: Aberdeen Angus, Black Angus
Generic synonyms: Beef, Beef Cattle

Definition of Angus

1. Proper noun. (Scottish Gaelic male given name) of mostly Scottish usage. ¹

2. Proper noun. A county in Scotland. ¹

3. Proper noun. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland. ¹

4. Proper noun. (rail transport) A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angus

Angry Young Men
Angst
Angstrom's law
Angstrom scale
Anguidae
Anguilla
Anguilla sucklandii
Anguillan
Anguillans
Anguillidae
Anguilliformes
Anguillula
Anguillula aceti
Anguis
Anguis fragilis
Angus
Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
Angus Og
Anhima
Anhima cornuta
Anhimidae
Anhinga anhinga
Anhingidae
Anhui
Anicha
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Anigozanthus
Anigozanthus manglesii
Animalia
Animesh

Literary usage of Angus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"angus, EARLS OF. angus was one of the seven original earldoms ol the Pictish kingdom of Scotland, said to have been occupied by seven brothers of whom angus ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1866)
"His relative George, the fourth Douglas, Earl of angus, acquired the greater part of the Douglas possessions, and these, as correctly stated, ..."

3. History of Scotland by Peter Hume Brown (1899)
"Her passions were further complicated by the arrival of her husband angus in Scotland in spite of her vehement protestations to Wolsey and her brother Henry ..."

4. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett, David Jardine by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett, David Jardine (1819)
"Proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, against angus CAMERON and JAMES MENZIES for Sedition, Mobbing, and Rioting, January 15th and 17th: ..."

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