beaux-arts
beaux-arts · beaux-artses
The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art…The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
UK/bəʊˈzɑː/US/boʊˈzɑɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Origin
Borrowed from French beaux-arts.Borrowed from French beaux-arts.
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