Beau Nash
Preserved but no longer current.
Richard Nash (1674-1762). Son of a Welsh gentleman, a notorious diner- out. He undertook the management of the rooms at Bath, and conducted the public balls with a splendour and decorum never before witnessed.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Beau Nash” mean?
Richard Nash (1674-1762). Son of a Welsh gentleman, a notorious diner- out. He undertook the management of the rooms at Bath, and conducted the public balls with a splendour and decorum never before witnessed.
Is “Beau Nash” formal or informal?
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