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[ boh ] / boʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beau ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural beaus [bohz], /boʊz/, beaux [bohz; French boh]. /boʊz; French boʊ/. a male lover or sweetheart. a frequent and attentive male escort for a girl or woman. a dandy; fop. verb (used with object)to escort (a girl or woman), as to a social gathering. Origin of beauFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from French, from Latin bellus “beautiful” SYNONYMS FOR beau3 peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb. SEE SYNONYMS FOR beau ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM beaubeauish, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beaubeau , bowWords nearby beaubeat to it, Beatty, beat-up, beat wave, beaty, beau, Beau Brummell, beaucoup, beau dollar, Beaufort, Beaufort scale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beauWhatever the reason, Burton was committed enough to leave tiny Bunker Hill to seek out her beau. Mrs. Manson, Hometown Antihero|Justin Glawe|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kudos to the voters for nominating Allison Janney and Beau Bridges for the blistering guest turns, too. The Enraging Emmy Nominations: 20 Snubs and Surprises|Kevin Fallon|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST People know Kurt Sutter and Vince Gilligan and Beau Willimon from House of Cards. Jim Rash on ‘The Writers’ Room’ and the Future of ‘Community’|Kevin Fallon|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Beau Kilmer, co-director of the drug policy research center at RAND Corporation, calls the decision “extremely frustrating.” Gov't Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users|Abby Haglage|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1996, he produced Hidden in America, a film starring his brother Beau, about the plight of the working poor in America. The Dude Is Up for Breakfast: Jeff Bridges’ New Push on Childhood Hunger|Eleanor Clift|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST "She must step very hoigh," said the gentleman, turning round: and Philip recognised the beau in the stage-coach. Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton The Beau of late had often pondered the choice of his successor. The Passionate Elopement|Compton Mackenzie He seems, indeed, to be the delight of human kind, as their beau ideal of human nature. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster Sisters, this married woman was just dying to change off her husband for the beau that was devoting all his energies to me. Phemie Frost's Experiences|Ann S. Stephens Mrs. Arling chirped, "That is your beau, so you see I have kept my word, and there he is." The Conquest|Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for beau
noun plural beaux (bəʊ, bəʊz) or beaus (bəʊz)a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy Word Origin for beauC17: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beausuitor, paramour, sweetheart, squire, love, escort, admirer, steady, honey, swain, flame, beloved, lover, cavalier, inamorato, fiancé, gentleman friend |