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beau

/ˈboʊ̯/

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What does beau mean?

noun

  1. A male escort.
  2. A suitor of a lady.

verb

  1. To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.
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proper noun

  1. A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.

noun

  1. (dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
  2. (dated) A male lover; a boyfriend.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈboʊ̯/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈbɔʊ̯//boʊ/
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This form of government we find The beau ideal of its kind— A despotism strict combined With absolute equality!
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
Les passants croyaient que l’amour charmé Avait marié, dans notre heureux couple, Le doux mois d’avril au beau mois de mai.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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The beau accordingly gave his Grace one hundred guineas on condition to receive ten thousand whenever he lost that amount at one sitting.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
“One always wants a beau cousin,—if one has one! But if you are very nice to me in future I won’t remember it against you.”
Henry JamesThe EuropeansProject Gutenberg ebook #179
The speaker knows that this beau monde does not proscribe love, provided it be in accordance with the proprieties which IT has determined upon and established.
Robert Browning; Hiram CorsonAn Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryProject Gutenberg ebook #260