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Meanings of beau in anglès

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A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

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      A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.

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            Usage of beau in anglès
            1
            Kate's father and Fiona's beau are outside waiting to take them home.
            Gingham bride
            2
            But that nice young man, he said you had a beau yourself.
            Summers at Castle Auburn
            3
            Simplicity of arrangement is always the beau ideal of the mechanical engineer.
            Men of Invention and Industry
            4
            Bostwick met the proud old beau at the corner of the street.
            The Furnace of Gold
            5
            He is the beau of the occasion, and she is the belle.
            From Jest to Earnest
            6
            But it is the Archduke of Austria that she loves, beau sire.
            Chivalry
            7
            He has read the ballad, but disregarded the memoirs of the beau.
            The Tale of Chloe: An Episode in the History of Beau Beamish
            8
            Piccinni was the very beau ideal of a father and a husband.
            The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
            9
            In 1760 death again befriended the now veteran wit, beau and politician.
            The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 2
            10
            She was joined by her new beau Sasha Mielczarek and a moustache.
            News.com.au
            11
            Quietness is its beau ideal of all that is lovely and excellent.
            Godliness : being reports of a series of addresses delivered at ...
            12
            He paused, while the ancient beau across the table quickly nodded affirmation.
            The Lighted Match
            13
            I have it-somelikely young beau found the way to her study.
            The Contrast
            14
            The bottom of her trunk was full of letters from her beau.
            The Woman Who Toils / Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen a...
            15
            The beau bowed, thanked the judge, and said he desired no better.
            A Journey from This World to the Next
            16
            After that there is a decided falling off of the beau monde.
            Chateau and Country Life in France
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