Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BEAU
BEAU, n. [bo; plur. Beaux, boze; Fr. beau, contracted from bel; L. bellus; Sp. and It. bello, fine, gay, handsome.]
A man of dress; a fine, gay man; one whose great care is to deck his person. In familiar language, a man who attends a lady.
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