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1. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
   "if I'd known he was her beau I wouldn't have asked"
   - boyfriend, fellow, swain [archaic], young man
    
2. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
   - dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse

Sounds like: bow, beaux

Derived forms: beaux, beaus

Type of: adult male, lover, man

Encyclopedia: Beau