n. 1. the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.
Syn. -- Angus Og, Oengus, Angus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. angustus. See Anguish. ] Narrow; strait. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare to make narrow. ] Narrowed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Angostura bark. [ 1913 Webster ]