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Webster 1913 Edition

(bō)

Noun.

;

pl. F.

Beaux

(E. pron. bōz)

, E.

Beaus

(bōz)

[F., a fop, fr.

beau

fine, beautiful, fr. L.

bellus

pretty, fine, for

bonulus

, dim. of

bonus

good. See

, and cf.

A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover.

Noun.

bo.

plu.

beaux, boze.[L. bellus.]

A man of dress; a fine, gay man; one whose great care is to deck his person. In familiar language, a man who attends a lady.