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
  • The dude is so shredded, has so much energy, a crazy amount.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
  • And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Photos show the long, thin blade and its intricate design.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The KastKing fillet knife is a popular choice on Amazon thanks to its comfort grip handle and sharp and flexible blade.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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
  • She's been linked to everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to a Saudi prince, and was even married to Donald Trump Jr. for 13 years.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The prince is disappointed in his offspring — the family has gone to seed.
    Anthony Paletta, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Christina Haack and her new beau are soaking up the sun on vacation!
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The pinyon jay — a signature species of Colorado's pinyon-juniper woodlands — has lost 70% of its population.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Other birds, such as crows and jays, also may damage lawns.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Petit-maître.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit-ma%C3%AEtre. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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