beaux arts

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 256 words | Copyright

beaux arts / ˌbō ˈzär/ • pl. n. 1. fine arts. 2. (usu. Beaux Arts) [as adj.] relating to the classical decorative style maintained by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, esp. in the 19th century.

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