beau : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beau	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for beau
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beau n a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" Synonym(s): boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Synonym(s): dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beau \Beau\, n.; pl. F. {Beaux} (E. pron. b[?]z), 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. 2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.