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Beaus
(gcide) | Beau \Beau\ (b[=o]), n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. b[=o]z), E.
Beaus (b[=o]z). [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.
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2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an
escort; a suitor or lover.
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Beauseant
(gcide) | Beauseant \Beau`se`ant"\, n. [F. beauc['e]ant.]
The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.
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Beauship
(gcide) | Beauship \Beau"ship\, n.
The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
[Jocular] --Dryden.
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Flambeaus
(gcide) | Flambeau \Flam"beau\; n.; pl. Flambeauxor Flambeaus. [F.,
fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little
flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.]
A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number
of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance
(anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the
like); hence, any torch.
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