beaux-esprits
[ boh-zes-pree ]
/ boʊ zɛsˈpri /
noun French.
plural of bel-esprit.
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Example sentences from the Web for beaux-esprits
I perceive here will be a wit-combat between these beaux-esprits.
Three Hours after Marriage|John GayAnother source of torment to me not less considerable was that of the beaux-esprits of the Ulemas of the city of Khiva.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius VmbryThe fourth or Byzantine style of epigrammatic composition was cultivated by the beaux-esprits of the court of Justinian.