beau ideal
beau ideal
noun, plural beaus ideal, beaux ideal for 1; beau ideals for 2.
1.
a conception of perfect beauty.
2.
a model of excellence.
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| —n , pl beaux idéals | |
| perfect beauty or excellence | |
| [literally: ideal beauty] | |
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