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beau

  [boh] noun, plural beaus, beaux  [bohz] , verb
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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   (bō)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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