Definition of Beaumont

1. Noun. United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853).

Exact synonyms: William Beaumont
Generic synonyms: Operating Surgeon, Sawbones, Surgeon

2. Noun. English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616).
Exact synonyms: Francis Beaumont
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright

3. Noun. A city of southeastern Texas near Houston.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Lone-star State, Texas, Tx

Definition of Beaumont

1. Proper noun. An English habitational surname from any of several places in France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beaumont

Beatlesque
Beatley
Beatrice
Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Webb
Beau
Beau's lines
Beau Brummell
Beauceron
Beaucerons
Beauchamp
Beaufort
Beaufort Sea
Beaufort scale
Beaujolais
Beaumont (current term)
Beaumontia
Beaumontia grandiflora
Beauvaria
Beauvoir
Beaver State
Beaverbrook
Beavis
Becca
Becher
Bechtel crab
Bechterew's band
Bechterew's disease
Bechterew's nucleus

Literary usage of Beaumont

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Lodge and Beaumont demurred, which demurrer was overruled and the defendants ex- cepted. They also filed their separate answer denying the allegations of ..."

2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"wards executed for the murder of Mr. Weare), took up the quarrel, and made an attempt to murder Beaumont, which failed by a mere accident. ..."

3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1914)
"FRANCIS Beaumont was the son of Sir F. Beaumont, of Grace-Dieu in Leicestershire, and was born at that place, probably in 1585. He resided for a short time ..."

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