| Beau | n.; pl. F. Beaux E. Beaus [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beaucatcher | n. A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [ Humorous ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beaufet | n. [ See Buffet. ] A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. [ 1913 Webster ] A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beaufin | n. See Biffin. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beaufort's scale | (Meteor.) A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The full scale is as follows: -- 0, calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] | | Beau ideal | [ F. beau beautiful + idéal ideal. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beauish | a. Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. “A beauish young spark.” Byrom. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beau monde | ‖ [ F. beau fine + monde world. ] The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Beaumontague | n. A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and linseed oil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] | | Beaupere | n. [ F. beau pére; beau fair + pére father. ] 1. A father. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A companion. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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