Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beaux"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beau \Beau\, n.; pl. F. {Beaux} (E. pron. b?z), E. {Beaus}. [F.,
a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty, fine,
for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See {Bounty}, and cf.
{Belle}, {Beauty}.]
1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;
a dandy.
2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an
escort; a lover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beaux \Beaux\, n.,
pl. of {Beau}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bel-esprit \Bel"-es*prit"\, n.; pl. {Beaux}{-esprits}. [F., fine
wit.]
A fine genius, or man of wit. ``A man of letters and a bel
esprit.'' --W. Irving.
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