beau monde
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of beau monde
Example Sentences
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Once upon a time, Slim Aarons would have been the one to capture such beau monde happenings.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
She would sit and talk long into the night with the flamboyant artist Francis Bacon and the rest of that decade's rakish beau monde.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2018
Le beau monde from Brussels opted for Knokke-Heist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2016
To the beau monde who relied on equipage for travel, the quality and beauty of Hermés bridles and harnesses were unrivaled.
From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014
He ordered that I be bought a new bag-wig, and my mother a whole series of costly dresses a la mode du beau monde.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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