BEAUFIN
Beau"fin, n.
Defn: See Biffin. Wright.
BEAUFORT'S SCALE
Beau"fort's scale`. (Meteor.)
Defn: A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.
The full scale is as follows: — 0, calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane.
BEAU IDEAL
Beau" i*de"al. Etym: [F. beau beautiful + idéal ideal.]
Defn: A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.
BEAUISH
Beau"ish, n.
Defn: Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. "A beauish young spark." Byrom.
BEAU MONDE
Beau` monde". Etym: [F. beau fine + monde world.]