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beaux

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–noun

a pl. of beau.

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beau

Audio Help [boh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural beaus, beaux

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–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)

The boyfriend of a woman or girl.
A dandy; a fop.

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

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beaux Audio Help (bōz) Pronunciation Key
n. A plural of beau.

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Beaux Arts, WA Zip code(s): 98004

Beaux Arts Village, WA (town, FIPS 4895) Location: 47.58606 N, 122.20320 W
Population (1990): 303 (119 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

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Beaux

Beau\, n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. b?z), E. Beaus. [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty, fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See Bounty, and cf. Belle, Beauty.]

1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.

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Beaux

Beaux\, n., pl. of Beau.

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