beaux

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beaux - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 \Beaux\, n.,
     pl. of Beau.
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