Beau ideal
a conception of perfect beauty.
a model of excellence.
Historical Examples
He was my beau ideal of a naval officer—bold and masterful, yet soft and pleasant-voiced withal when he chose to conciliate.
A Modern Buccaneer Rolf Boldrewood
And there, you know who that is, that beau ideal of a hussar?
Charles O’Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) Charles Lever
She seems to be their beau ideal, their poetry, their enthusiasm.
The Insect World Louis Figuier
But knowledge, science, in the largest sense, was his beau ideal.
The History of Dartmouth College Baxter Perry Smith
His beau ideal was D’Orsay, and he showed the nicest care in the choice of his clothes.
Forty Years of ‘Spy’ Leslie Ward
But your clown on the stage is the beau ideal of mercurial agility.
Saunterings in and about London Max Schlesinger
He seemed to me the beau ideal of a country gentleman: nothing less than this, and something more.
The Late Miss Hollingford Rosa Mulholland
Encountered, last night, at the ball, the beau ideal of my heart.
The Comic English Grammar Unknown
His predecessor, in the Manchioneal district, answered perfectly to the planters’ beau ideal.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
He was the beau ideal of your conventional gentleman of society.
From Pillar to Post John Kendrick Bangs
noun (pl) beaux idéals (boz ideal)
perfect beauty or excellence
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