beau : Idioms & Phrases

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beau brummell

  • noun English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
    Brummell; George Bryan Brummell.
WordNet

beau geste

  • noun a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
WordNet

beau ideal

  • noun an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
    paragon; idol; perfection.
WordNet
Beau" i*de"al
Etymology
F. beau beautiful + idéal ideal.
Definitions
  1. A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.
Webster 1913

beau monde

  • noun the fashionable elite
    bon ton; society; smart set; high society.
WordNet
Beau` monde"
Etymology
F. beau fine + monde world.
Definitions
  1. The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior.
Webster 1913

beaux arts

  • noun the study and creation of visual works of art
    fine arts.
WordNet

Le beau monde

  • F., fashionable society. See Beau monde.
Webster 1913