beau (noun)

  • 51beau — [bəʊ] noun (plural beaux or beaus bəʊz, bəʊ) dated 1》 a boyfriend or male admirer. 2》 a dandy. Origin C17: from Fr., lit. handsome …

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  • 52Beau Brummell — /boʊ ˈbrʌməl/ (say boh brumuhl) noun → Brummell …

  • 53beau ideal — /boʊ aɪˈdɪəl/ (say boh uy dearl) noun 1. a conception of perfect beauty. 2. a model of excellence. {French} …

  • 54beau monde — /boʊ ˈmɒnd/ (say boh mond) noun the fashionable world. {French} …

  • 55beau·ti·cian — /bjuˈtıʃən/ noun, pl cians [count] : a person whose job is to give beauty treatments to women by washing and cutting hair, applying makeup, etc. called also (US) cosmetologist …

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  • 56Initial-stress-derived noun — Initial stress derivation is a phonological process in English, wherein stress is moved to the first syllable of any of several dozen verbs when they become nouns or adjectives. This is called a suprafix in linguistics. It is gradually becoming… …

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  • 57flam|beau — «FLAM boh», noun, plural beaux or beaus « bohz». 1. a flaming torch. 2. a large, decorated candlestick. ╂[< French flambeau < Old French flambe, or flamble; see etym. under flame (Cf. ↑flame)] …

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  • 58jam|beau — «JAM boh», noun, plural beaux « bohz». a piece of armor for the calf of the leg; greave. ╂[Middle English jambeau < Old French jambe; see etym. under jamb (Cf. ↑jamb)] …

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  • 59beauty — beau|ty1 [ bjuti ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the quality of being beautiful or very good to look at: He was impressed by her beauty and charm. I admired the beauty of the landscape. a ) the beauties of something the features of something that are… …

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  • 60clotheshorse — noun 1. a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑framework 2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance • Syn: ↑dandy, ↑dude, ↑fop, ↑gallan …

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