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Definition of Beaus
1. beau [n] - See also: beau
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beaus
Literary usage of Beaus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"Out-of-door amusements—A holiday—Hatred of French fashions—beaus' ... The City
beaus in Boots as black as Jet, which shin'd, by much rubbing, ..."
2. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"... my time never being passed more agreeably than when I am doing something
obliging to you: this is truth, in spite of all the beaus, wits, ..."
3. Letters Illustrative of the Reign of William III, from 1696 to 1708 by James Vernon (1841)
"I believe both were in drink ; and, calling one another beaus at a distance, they
challenged, and went out of ..."
4. Letters from the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1709 to 1762 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1906)
"my time never being passed more agreeably than when I am doing something obliging
to you : this is truth, in spite of 1dl the beaus, wits, ..."
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