beauteous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of beauteous
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at beauty, -ous
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Beauteous Adelaide Moffett Brooks, widowed 24-year-old socialite who sometimes sings in nightclubs and is the daughter of Oilman James Andrew Moffett, filed a bankruptcy petition in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beauteous, snobbish Elizabeth, long out of his reach, began to bend towards him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beauteous, witty, charming, she was once called the "merry princess" of the Habsburg Court.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beauteous Miss Moog related that she ran into Dr. Griebl on a Germany-bound ship in 1937.
From Time Magazine Archive
The king a daughter had,5 Beauteous, fair, and lovely, Which made her father glad, She was his only joy.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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