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Beauty spot   /bjˈuti spɑt/   Listen
noun
Beauty  n.  (pl. beauties)  
1.
An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty, or the moral sense. "Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder." "The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole." "The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty."
2.
A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.
3.
A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. "All the admired beauties of Verona."
4.
Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. (Obs.) "She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty."
Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Beauty spot" Quotes from Famous Books



... never seen modern methods of making lumber; Independence Lake, thirty miles, is easily reached in two hours, and it is one of the charming spots of the High Sierras; Webber Lake, forty-three miles, is another exquisite beauty spot, where there is an excellent Country Club House. Reno is reached by three routes, all of them interesting, and each well worth traveling over. An excellent trip is to leave the Tavern after breakfast, ride on the Tahoe Boulevard to Glenbrook for lunch, then over to ...
— The Lake of the Sky • George Wharton James

... her mouth that seemed to go inside when she smiled. The beauty spot on her hand, just by her little finger, had grown larger, and was as black as ...
— Rene Mauperin • Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt

... was pulled down in the early nineteenth century, and its successor is of no interest. An old stone house in front of the "King's Head" was once the village lock-up. A picturesque outcrop of the Hastings sandstone around a small lake forms a beauty spot of local fame: it is within the demesne of "The Rocks" on the west ...
— Seaward Sussex - The South Downs from End to End • Edric Holmes



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