beau geste

[ boh zhest ]

/ boʊ ˈʒɛst /

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plural beaux gestes

[boh zhest]. /boʊ ˈʒɛst/. French.

a fine or noble gesture, often futile or only for effect.

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Words nearby beau geste

beaucoup, beau dollar, Beaufort, Beaufort scale, Beaufort Sea, beau geste, beaugregory, Beauharnais, beau ideal, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau

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How to use beau geste in a sentence

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|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|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 geste

beau geste

/ French (bo ʒɛst) /

noun plural beaux gestes (bo ʒɛst)

a noble or gracious gesture or act, esp one that is meaningless

Word Origin for beau geste

literally: beautiful gesture

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