angel wings

Heavenly being's plumage

Angel wings are the feathered appendages depicted on angels in religious and artistic imagery—white, arching, and capable of flight.

The term extends to things shaped like them: a type of fried pastry dusted with powdered sugar, a variety of ornamental plant, or costume accessories worn on the back.

She bought angel wings for her daughter's Halloween costume.

celestial

halo

Luminous ring overhead

heavenly · blessed · guardian · messenger · feathered · radiant · glowing · holy · sacred · spiritual

costume

Halloween

October 31st festival

white · feathered · strap · wire frame · glitter · sparkly · fairy · pageant · nativity · play

pastry

fried

Cooked in hot fat

sweet · flaky · confection · dessert · beignet · twisted · thin · crunchy · carnival · traditional

aquatic

begonia

Ornamental with showy foliage

  • elephant earLarge fried carnival pastry
  • coralMarine skeletal formation
  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation

marine · tropical · ornamental · aquarium · colorful · lionfish · fins · flowing · delicate · sea slug

botanical

begonia

Ornamental with showy foliage

leaf · variegated · ornamental · trailing · silvery · dusty · delicate · potted · indoor · garden

Categories
Opposites
moral/spiritual symbolism

angel wingsbat wings

Membrane-covered flying limbs

devil horns · leathery wings · cloven hooves · demon horns · pitchfork

Family

angel, wings, angelic, angels, archangel, angel wing, angelically, archangels

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G