Beauty

bū′ti, n. a pleasing combination of qualities in a person or object: a particular grace or excellence: a beautiful person, esp. a woman, also applied collectively to the beautiful women of a special place: ( pl. ) beautiful pa ages or extracts from the poets.— v.t. ( Shak. ) to make beautiful.— adj. Beau′teous , full of beauty: fair: handsome.— adv. Beau′teously .— ns. Beau′teousne ; Beau′tifier , one who or that which beautifies or makes beautiful.— adj. Beau′tiful , fair: with qualities that give delight to the senses, esp. the eye and ear, or which awaken admiration in the mind.— adv. Beau′tifully .— v.t. Beau′tify , to make beautiful: to grace: to adorn.— v.i. ( rare ) to become beautiful, or more beautiful.— ns. Beau′ty-sleep , the sleep before midnight, considered the most refreshing; Beau′ty-spot , a patch placed on the face to heighten or draw attention to a woman's beauty; a foil, or anything that emphasises beauty by contrast. [O. Fr. biaute (Fr. beauté )—Low L. bell it at-em —L. bell us .]