Definition of Beaux

1. n. pl. of Beau.

Definition of Beaux

1. Noun. (plural of beau) ¹

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Definition of Beaux

1. beau [n] - See also: beau

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beaux

beauty school
beauty schools
beauty shop
beauty shops
beauty sleep
beauty spot
beauty spots
beauty treatment
beautyberries
beautyberry
beautydom
beautyful
beautying
beautyless
beauvericin synthetase
beaux (current term)
beaux arts
beaux gestes
beaux idéals
beaux sabreurs
beauxite
beauxites
beavage
beaver away
beaver board
beaver dam
beaver dams
beaver rat
beaverboard

Literary usage of Beaux

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

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... as he succeeded in doing in his "Achilles receiving the messengers of Agamemnon" (Paris, Ecole des beaux-Arts), which in 1801 won the •' Prix de Rome". ..."

2. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1882)
"And had you a great many smart beaux there 1 I suppose you have not so many in this part of the world. For my part, I think they are a vast addition always. ..."

3. American Art Directory by R.R. Bowker Company, American Federation of Arts (1898)
"Vt. Pupil of Ecole des beaux Arts, Gerome and Cabanel, Paris. ... Member Cercle d'Union Artistique and Societe Nationale des beaux Arts, Paris: SAA, ..."

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