petit-maître

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Noun
  • The Incroyables in France and Beau Brummell dandies were satirized by cartoonists for their corseting and groin-centric trouser display.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
    WSJ, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Martin is known for being a super-chill dude.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The puck never bounced the Predators’ way, however, and ultimately found its way to the blade of Rust, one of the NHL’s hottest players.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The leaves must be smashed and not chopped for fear the blade of a knife will over-oxidize them.
    Thessaly La Force, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The film chronicles a rich fop who studies a magic manual and teaches himself how to achieve X-ray vision and clairvoyance.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Phelan locates the quiet truth in this last reversal of fortunes. Creel, infusing every line reading with delectable originality, plays the Prince as a preening fop who excuses his behavior by explaining to Cinderella late in the musical that he’s meant to be charming, not sincere.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
Noun
  • Harry's case involves discussing highly emotional subjects, including the demise of his past relationship with Chelsy Davy, who the prince believes was driven away by the intrusion of the press.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The plan was to swap Theodosia for the real Ynez, but the princess insisted that her beau be sprung, too, and Valya obliged.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, all three women come to their young beaus via a daughter, or pseudo-daughter like Diana.
    Mariam Rahmani, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Evans' courageous effort as an underdog was every bit as impressive as the gallant comeback Oak Ridge staged to pull out an 85-80 victory and preserve its No. 4 MaxPreps national ranking.
    Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Australia's best teams since that golden age - 2017 and 2023 - were gallant and stole victories but ultimately fell short.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Two plush-crested jay chicks can now be seen at the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Petit-maître.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit-ma%C3%AEtre. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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