Beau ideal

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of beau idéal. alt-of, nonstandard

    ""The Duc de Guise," said Mercœur, "is quite my beau ideal of the days of chivalry. His adventures, whether of love or war, seem like the old Provençal ballads; my only marvel is, where in these days he finds his romantic matériel.""

  2. 2
    an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept wordnet

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""The Duc de Guise," said Mercœur, "is quite my beau ideal of the days of chivalry. His adventures, whether of love or war, seem like the old Provençal ballads; my only marvel is, where in these days he finds his romantic matériel.""