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Definition of Beau Brummell
1. Noun. English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840).
Generic synonyms: Beau, Clotheshorse, Dandy, Dude, Fashion Plate, Fop, Gallant, Sheik, Swell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beau Brummell
Literary usage of Beau Brummell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Longer Plays by Modern Authors [American] by Helen Louise Cohen (1922)
"The verdict, printed in the New York Dramatic Mirror, pronounced that "Beau
Brummell is very far from perfection in its dramatic construction. ..."
2. English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop (1906)
"Beau Brummell AND CLOTHES ' A person, my dear, who will probably come and speak
to us; ... Life of Beau Brummell,1 Captain Jesse. Those who care to make the ..."
3. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"... the fame of Beau Brummell lives. Since his star was eclipsed, England has,
properly speaking, had no beau, and indeed no character to supply the vacancy ..."
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