beau

n. A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [ Humorous ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. See Biffin. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

(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. ]

[ 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 ]

a. Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. “A beauish young spark.” Byrom. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. beau fine + monde world. ] The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ]