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Best man   /bɛst mæn/   Listen
adjective
Best  adj.  (superl. of Good)
1.
Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities. "When he is best, he is a little worse than a man." "Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight."
2.
Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
3.
Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
Best man, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.





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"Best man" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Hugh. 'Money, cocked hats and feathers, red coats and gold lace; all the fine things there are, ever were, or will be; will belong to us if we are true to that noble gentleman—the best man in the world—carry our flags for a few days, and keep 'em safe. That's all ...
— Barnaby Rudge • Charles Dickens
... He hanged the wrong man at Springtown: he thought Uncle Peter was respectable, because the Dudgeons had a good name. But his next example will be the best man in the town to whom he can bring home a rebellious word. Well, we're all rebels; and ...
— The Devil's Disciple • George Bernard Shaw
... swears there is a chance. Thomson backs him. But they're at her, cutting! . . . The pain must be awful—the mere pain! The gentlest creature ever drew breath! And women fear blood—and her own! And a head! She ought to have married the best man alive, not a—! I can't remember her once complaining of me—not once. A common donkey compared to her! All I can do is to pray. And she knows the beast I am, and has forgiven me. There isn't a blessed text of Scripture that doesn't cry out in praise of her. And ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... field and no favor! We're too good friends to misunderstand, but let's call it a case of may the best man win." ...
— The Come Back • Carolyn Wells
... of the audience, no sooner had the last notes of the air died away than the performer thrust the pipe into his pocket, threw off his coat, and in a loud voice challenged the best man in Madagascar to wrestle with him. As the challenge was given in English of course no native responded. Even if it had been given in choice Malagasy we question whether any brown man there would have ventured a hug with the huge sailor. But no sooner had the challenge passed ...
— The Fugitives - The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar • R.M. Ballantyne


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