Meaning of BEAU
| Pronunciation: | | bow
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- [n] a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
- [n] a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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| | Synonyms: | | boyfriend, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fellow, fop, gallant, sheik, swain, swell, young man |
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| | See Also: | | adult male, Beau Brummell, Brummell, cockscomb, coxcomb, George Bryan Brummell, lover, man | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | amoroso, Beau Brummel, beloved, blade, blood, boulevardier, boyfriend, caballero, Casanova, cavalier, cavaliere servente, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, Don Juan, dude, esquire, exquisite, fashion plate, fellow, fine gentleman, flame, fop, fribble, gallant, gentleman friend, gigolo, inamorato, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, Lothario, love-maker, lover, macaroni, man, man-about-town, masher, necker, old man, petter, philanderer, puppy, Romeo, seducer, sheik, spark, sport, squire, steady, sugar daddy, swain, sweetheart, swell, truelove, young man |
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