Beauty

(bū'ty), n. [O. Eng. beautee, Fr. beauté, O. Fr. beaulté, from beau. See Beau.] 1. An assemblage of graces or of properties which pleases the sight or any of the other senses, or the mind; the qualities of an object which delight the esthetic faculty. Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder. Locke. The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. Wordsworth. “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.” Coleridge.

2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; any particular thing which is beautiful and pleasing; as, the beauties of nature; the beauties of an author.
3. A beautiful person, especially a beautiful woman.

All the admired beauties of Verona. Shak. 4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.] She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. Bp. Taylor.