"sweat angel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sweat angels [plural]
Etymology: From sweat + angel, modelled after snow angel. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sweat|angel|nocat=1}} sweat + angel Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweat angel (plural sweat angels)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-sweat_angel-en-noun-3a6YUMd- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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