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beau    Audio Help   [boh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural beaus, beaux    Audio Help   [bohz] Pronunciation Key, verb
–noun
1.a frequent and attentive male companion.
2.a male escort for a girl or woman.
3.a dandy; fop.
–verb (used with object)
4.to escort (a girl or woman), as to a social gathering.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < F < L bellus beautiful]

—Related forms
beauish, adjective

—Synonyms 3. peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb.
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beau    Audio Help   (bō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. beaus or beaux (bōz)
  1. The boyfriend of a woman or girl.
  2. A dandy; a fop.


[French, from beau, bel, handsome, from Latin bellus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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