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beauship

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, humorous, uncountable

Examples

  • 1696, John Dryden, Epilogue to The Husband His Own Cuckold You laugh not, gallants, as by proof appears, At what his beauship says, but what he wears

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From beau + -ship.