noun
a plural of beau.
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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; Middle English < French < Latin bellus beautiful
1250–1300; Middle English < French < Latin bellus beautiful
Related forms
beau·ish, adjective
un·beaued, adjective
Synonyms
3. peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb.
3. peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb.
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beau (bəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl beaux, beaus | |
| 1. | a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman |
| 2. | a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy |
| [C17: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming] | |
| beaux (bəʊ, bəʊz) | |
| —n | |
| a plural of beau | |
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Word Origin & History
beau
"attendant suitor of a lady," 1720, from Fr. beau "the beautiful," noun use of an adjective, from O.Fr. bel "beautiful, handsome, fair, genuine, real," from L. bellus "handsome, fine," dim. of bonus "good" (see bene-). Meaning "man who attends excessively to dress, etiquette,
etc.; a fop; a dandy" is from 1680s, short for Fr. beau garçon "pretty boy" (c.1665).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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