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beau monde
[ boh mond; French boh mawnd ]
noun
- the fashionable world; high society.
beau monde
/ ˈbəʊ ˈmɒnd; bo mɔ̃d /
noun
- the world of fashion and society
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beau monde1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beau monde1
C18: French, literally: fine world
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Example Sentences
At least this is as far as my observation of him goes on the few occasions I have seen him in the beau monde.
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There can be no question but that the middle-class fashion designer revenges himself upon the beau monde.
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There was no alternative; we all got up, and in a short time were amid the beau monde of these parts.
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Watteau prevailed with them over John Stuart Mill—in a word, they spoke of the beau monde.
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The toilettes of the whole beau monde were in activity from sunny morn to dewy eve; and from dewy eve to waxlighted midnight.
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