What does "beauty" mean?
Beauty: A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.
Additional senses
- 2.A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. All the admired beauties of Verona. Shak.
- 3.Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.] She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. Jer. Taylor. Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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