Brummell

American  

[bruhm-uhl] / ˈbrʌm əl /

noun

1. George Bryan II. Beau Brummell.

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Brummell British  

/ ˈbrʌməl /

noun

1. George Bryan , called Beau Brummell . 1778–1840, English dandy: leader of fashion in the Regency period

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Example Sentences

Middle- and working-class men copied Brummell and the swells of the 1830s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back when finely dressed men realized you didn’t have to hide the collar underneath folds of outerwear, Beau Brummell brought his out in dramatic fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

“Admirers thronged” to Brummell’s house, she recounts, to see an hourslong grooming process that included “exfoliation with a coarse-hair brush, followed by a bath of milk,” and spitting in a special silver bowl.

From New York Times

“Everything was freezing up,” including nozzles and breathing equipment, said Joe Brummell, director of Disaster and Emergency Services for Madison County.

From Seattle Times

There was also the “Brutus,” a longer style that took inspiration from the ancient Greeks — and was a favorite of the socialite Beau Brummell and his followers.

From New York Times