Beau

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Beau
Author: Noah Webster

BEAU, n. bo. plu. beaux, boze.[L. bellus.]

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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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Beau," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958NIZLJL8P4VR3.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Beau." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 11 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958NIZLJL8P4VR3.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Beau' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 11 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958NIZLJL8P4VR3.