Etymology

beaux-arts

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French beaux-arts
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  1. French · borrowed frombeaux-arts
  2. English todaybeaux-arts

Borrowed from French beaux-arts.

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