beau


Definition: Meaning of, beau in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəʊ /

  • noun
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
beau beaux, beaus
or [countable] [old-fashioned]
  1. a woman's close friend or lover
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  2. a fashionable well-dressed man
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beau used in phrases

  • Beau Brummell (noun)
    1. 1778-1840 english dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency
  • Brummell, Beau
    1. (1778-1840) an English DANDY (= a man who is very interested in clothes and likes to be very fashionable), who was a friend of George IV before George became king
  • beau geste (noun)
    1. but usually meaningless a gracious gesture
  • beau idéal (noun)
    1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
  • beau monde (noun)
    1. the fashionable elite
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