Beaumont

[ boh-mont ]

/ ˈboʊ mɒnt /

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noun

Francis, 1584–1616, English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher.

William, 1785–1853, U.S. surgeon.

a city in SE Texas.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Beaumont

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How to use Beaumont in a sentence

While in the area, take in some of the local culture at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, and treat yourself to a Dreamcatcher IPA from the Neches Brewing Company.
The 5 Best Water Adventures in Texas|kklein|July 8, 2021|Outside Online
Drinking through two nonstop rainy days saw my friend Beaumont’s Caftan Party on Saturday.
Opinion | Speedos and hoodies: Rehoboth Memorial Day recap|Brock Thompson|June 3, 2021|Washington Blade
Last September, Exxon shut its Beaumont refinery in Texas because of flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda.
Hurricane Laura is strengthening to a Category 4 storm, threatening billions of dollars in damage to Gulf Coast energy hub|kdunn6|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Other contributing writers on the original series included Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and Earl Hamner, Jr.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’|Rich Goldstein|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I saw some oil wells when we came through Beaumont, and I am quite sure you would not like them at all.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
One of this family, Edouard Beaumont, was one of my earliest friends.
Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music|Charles Gounod
De Beaumont seems to us to do more justice to Lamartine than Mr. Senior himself does.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
Steevens quotes Beaumont and Fletcher to this effect, and this will probably explain the epithet "hindering."
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Whether as founder or guest it is more than likely he would take occasional part in the wit combats of which Beaumont has sung.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

British Dictionary definitions for Beaumont (1 of 2)

Beaumont¹

/ (ˈbəʊmɒnt) /

noun

a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Beaumont (2 of 2)

Beaumont²

/ (ˈbəʊmɒnt) /

noun

Francis . 1584–1616, English dramatist, who collaborated with John Fletcher on plays including The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1607) and The Maid's Tragedy (1611)

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