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Beau


Definition:

  • (n.) A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
  • (n.) A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With his father, then Delaware’s senior US senator, at his side in 2006, Joseph R “Beau” Biden III launched his campaign for attorney general.
  • (2) Warm words from Obama for Biden leave door open for support for 2016 run Read more The US vice-president, in a conference call with Democratic National Committee members, said he was trying to decide whether he could give “my whole heart and my whole soul” to a run for the White House, but also alluded to the burden that had been placed on his family by the death of his son, Beau Biden .
  • (3) They call him “Joe”, worry aloud about his family and try to combine excitement about a potential run with genuine heartfelt personal concern with how he is coping with the death of Beau.
  • (4) Several weeks after discontinuation of interferon therapy, Mees-Beau lines became evident on the patient's fingernails.
  • (5) Clooney directs, and has co-written the screenplay with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, author of the original stage play, Farragut North.
  • (6) But if their daddy did a good job that might make take a second look.” Beau Jackson Jr agreed.
  • (7) I was able to witness first-hand Beau’s character,” Odierno said.
  • (8) But while graffiti artists have benefited from the radical chic factor, the beau monde never hired street vendors to give them some rebellious cool.
  • (9) Beau Biden, son of US vice-president Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer at 46 Read more President Barack Obama on Saturday addressed a full Catholic Mass honoring Beau Biden in Wilmington, Delaware.
  • (10) Based on a script by Oscar-nominated writer Beau Willimon, it was to be a remake the 1990 BBC series House of Cards, and would star Kevin Spacey as an amoral US senator.
  • (11) And I knew that I was loved and his hand would never leave mine.” The death of Beau Biden is the first time a sitting US president or vice-president has lost one of their own children since John F Kennedy’s son Patrick died just two days after his birth in 1963.
  • (12) Also cheers to Lizzy Caplan for her nominations for Masters of Sex (and the show’s recognition for great guest stars like Allison Janney and Beau Bridges too).
  • (13) In addition to these dystrophies due to abnormal formation of the matrix, there are other malformations, bayonet hair and the Pohl-Beau line, which are secondary to temporary disturbances in other volumetric control parameters.
  • (14) This lead to a complete acute zinc deficiency syndrome with pronounced acrodermatitis enteropathica-like skin changes in the face and the genital region, paronychia, flat blistering on the hands and feet, loss of hair, fingernail ridging (Beau's) and serious physical changes.
  • (15) And it is a testament to Joe and Jill – to who they are – that Beau lived a life that was full; a life that mattered; a life that reflected their reverence for family.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Beau Biden speaks at the 2012 Democratic convention.
  • (16) It has been reported that he was urged to run by his son, Beau, who died in May after a lengthy battle with cancer.
  • (17) José Ignacio is where the beau monde of South America come to hang out until the end of April before jetting off to Europe or the US to chase the sun.
  • (18) Could they have destroyed the very thing they want to make happen by misreading the delicate public sympathy since Beau’s death?
  • (19) Among 2016 presidential candidates, Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton used Twitter to say: “My heart is broken for the family of Beau Biden – a wonderful man who served his country with devotion and lived his life with courage.” Presumed Republican frontrunner Jeb Bush said: “Saddened by the news of Beau Biden’s passing.
  • (20) The idea that we’d say goodbye to Don and the SC&P crew as they jetted off into the sun – and Joan into the arms of new beau Richard Burghoff – would be far too neat.

Dress


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
  • (v. t.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
  • (v. t.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
  • (v. t.) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
  • (v. t.) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
  • (v. t.) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
  • (v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
  • (v. i.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
  • (v. i.) To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
  • (n.) That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
  • (n.) A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
  • (n.) Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
  • (n.) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this study of ten consecutive patients sustaining molten metal injuries to the lower extremity who were treated with excision and grafting, treatment with compression Unna paste boot was compared with that with conventional dressing.
  • (2) Calcium alginate dressings have been used in the treatment of pressure ulcers and leg ulcers.
  • (3) I usually use them as a rag with which to clean the toilet but I didn’t have anything else to wear today because I’m so fat.” While this exchange will sound baffling to outsiders, to Brits it actually sounds like this: “You like my dress?
  • (4) This is a struggle for the survival of our nation.” As ever, after Trump’s media dressing-down, his operation was quick to fit a velvet glove to an iron fist.
  • (5) Based on these observations, the authors think it prudent to remove such dressings before performing leukocyte imaging.
  • (6) Then there were the mini-dress-wearing Barclaycard girls whose job was “to help educate and change people’s minds”.
  • (7) Peroneal nerve palsy may be avoided by careful surgical technique and postoperative dressings.
  • (8) The Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Index of ADL) is a scale whose grades reflect profiles of behavioral levels of six sociobiological functions, namely, bathing, dressing, toileting, transfer, continence, and feeding.
  • (9) But it is as a winner of "best dressed" and "most inspiring" awards that she remains well-known.
  • (10) I would like to add the spirit within the dressing room, it is much better now.
  • (11) An actor dressed like one of the polar bears that figure in Coke ads limped up, wearing a prosthesis on one paw, a dialysis bag and tubing.
  • (12) Ease of use has meant that a greater number of patients with superficial burns can be treated as outpatients and many are able to do their own daily dressing change, so fewer attendances at the clinic are needed.
  • (13) So that you know he's evil, he is dressed like a giant, bedraggled grey duckling, in a fur coat made up of bits of chewed-up wolf.
  • (14) Schyman comes across like a fusion of Germaine Greer and Ken Livingstone, dressed in Parisian chic with a maroon dress and a colourful scarf.
  • (15) Spoon over the dressing and eat immediately, while the tomatoes are still hot and the bread is crisp.
  • (16) A family who live next door to the Bredon Croft address said Masood used to turn up in Islamic dress and take their neighbours’ children to a mosque, though they did not know which one.
  • (17) Clare, 17, says her dress was well within guidelines for the event's dress code - it was "fingertip length".
  • (18) In the HCD group, 66 (86.8%) pressure sores improved compared with 36 (69.2%) pressure sores in the wet-to-dry dressings group.
  • (19) What was very worrying was at half‑time when you go in the dressing room, I could sense there was no response.
  • (20) It sells itself to British tourists as a holiday heaven of golden beaches, flamenco dresses and well-stocked sherry bars, but southern Andalucía – home to the Costa del Sol – has now become the focus of worries about the euro.