beau

[ boh ]

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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 beau

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from French, from Latin bellus “beautiful”

Other words for beau

3	peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb

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Other words from beau

beauish, adjective

Words that may be confused with beau

beau , bow

Words Nearby beau

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How to use beau in a sentence

As she juggles two jobs, moving in with her beau, and the continued draw of alcohol, Cassie seems to be spiraling out of control all over again.
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That proved to be true for star chef, Cutthroat Kitchen champion and Just Savor founder Chef Huda, and her beau, IT exec and former winery owner Lamar.
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She’s been married twice and, in her own words, has had “lots of beaus.”
Words on Love From the Wise | Stephen Starr | August 22, 2021 | Ozy
Whatever 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
But that just made Summer more enticing, an unobtainable beau Ideal.
Our Doomed Love Affair with Summer | P. J. O’Rourke | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Kudos to the voters for nominating Allison Janney and beau Bridges for the blistering guest turns, too.
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People know Kurt Sutter and Vince Gilligan and beau Willimon from House of Cards.
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beau Kilmer, co-director of the drug policy research center at RAND Corporation, calls the decision “extremely frustrating.”
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Celuy-cy avoit souvent esvad le danger d'estre noy, et tout fraischement le beau jour de la Pentecoste dernire.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
At least this is as far as my observation of him goes on the few occasions I have seen him in the beau monde.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
A coquette is said to be an imperfect incarnation of Cupid, as she keeps her beau, and not her arrows, in a quiver.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
Then he started, and suffered five suffocating minutes in the public sitting-room of the beau Soleil.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson
A beau highwayman and a miserable chimney sweeper were to be hanged together at Newgate for their respective deserts.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various

British Dictionary definitions for beau

beau

/ (bəʊ) /

nounplural 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

Origin of beau

C17: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming

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