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beaux
(encz) | beaux,milenec n: Zdeněk Brož |
beaux
(encz) | beaux,nápadník n: Zdeněk Brož |
Beaux
(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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Beaux
(gcide) | Beaux \Beaux\, n.,
pl. of Beau.
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beaux
(encz) | beaux,milenec n: Zdeněk Brožbeaux,nápadník n: Zdeněk Brož |
beaux arts
(encz) | beaux arts,krásná umění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Beaux-esprits
(gcide) | 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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Beauxite
(gcide) | Beauxite \Beaux"ite\, n. (Min.)
See Bauxite.
[1913 Webster]Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr. Baux or
Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.)
A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly
used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is
also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to
intense heat.
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Flambeaux
(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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beaux arts
(wn) | beaux arts
n 1: the study and creation of visual works of art [syn: {fine
arts}, beaux arts] |
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