Timeline for A single or double word that describes a group of casual but important guides or scouts
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| Apr 13, 2013 at 12:34 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | Then it has to be bel, not beau. Best stick to English, since French is obviously not your third language. | |
| Apr 13, 2013 at 12:33 | comment | added | Kris | Lol. You fell for that one? beau idéal does not only mean ideal beauty, but also, a beautiful ideal. thesaurus.com/browse/person+to+look+up+to See usage instance. | |
| Apr 13, 2013 at 12:30 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | Note that beau idéal means the ideal beauty, not a good idea. And I don’t think it applies here. OED citations: “1820 Irving Sketch-Bk., John Bull (D.) - Wonderfully captivated with the beau idéal which they have formed of John Bull.”; “1854 H. Miller Sch. & Schm. xxii. 231 - The Highlanders came to regard him as the very beau-idéal of a minister.” | |
| Apr 13, 2013 at 12:22 | history | answered | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |