Beau Brummell


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Beau Brum·mell

 (bō brŭm′əl)
n.
A dandy; a fop.

[After George Bryan ("Beau") Brummell.]
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Beau′ Brum′mell

(ˈbrʌm əl)
n.
1. (George Bryan Brummell), 1778–1840, an Englishman who set the fashion in men's clothes.
2. a dandy.
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Noun1.Beau Brummell - English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
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Profiles describe an intense, success-obsessed man who worked seven days a week and encouraged those around him to be killers in their field."He didn't like wimps," his nephew told Philip Weiss of The Times."He thought competition made you sharper." He cared deeply about appearances."Freddy was always very neat, a Beau Brummell," Sam LeFrak told Weiss."He had a moustache, and that moustache was always right, perfect." He was also remorseless.
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