beau
[ boh ]
/ boʊ /
noun, plural beaus, beaux [bohz] /boʊz/.
a male lover or sweetheart.
a frequent and attentive male escort for a girl or woman.
a dandy; fop.
verb (used with object)
to escort (a girl or woman), as to a social gathering.
Origin of beau
1250–1300; Middle English < French < Latin
bellus beautiful
OTHER WORDS FROM beau
beau·ish, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beau
beau bowWords nearby beau
beatrix,
beats me,
beattie,
beatty,
beaty,
beau,
beau brummell,
beau dollar,
beau geste,
beau ideal,
beau idéal
Example sentences from the Web for beau
British Dictionary definitions for beau
beau
/ (bəʊ) /
noun plural beaux (bəʊ, bəʊz) or beaus (bəʊz)
a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman
a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy
Word Origin for beau
C17: from French, from Old French
biau, from Latin
bellus handsome, charming