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Definition of George bryan brummell
1. Noun. English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840).
Generic synonyms: Beau, Clotheshorse, Dandy, Dude, Fashion Plate, Fop, Gallant, Sheik, Swell
Lexicographical Neighbors of George Bryan Brummell
Literary usage of George bryan brummell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beaux and the Dandies: Nash, Brummell, and D'Orsay with Their Courts by Clare Jerrold (1910)
"Had there been no Prince George, son of George III., there would still have
existed george bryan brummell, but no books would have been written about him, ..."
2. The Wits and Beaux of Society by Philip Wharton, A. T. Thomson (1861)
"george bryan brummell, the second son of this worthy, honored by his birth the
7th of June, 1778. No anecdotes of his childhood are preserved, ..."
3. Longer Plays by Modern Authors [American] by Helen Louise Cohen (1922)
"The real george bryan brummell was born June 7, 1778, and baptized at Westminster.
Even while at Eton, to which he was sent in 1790, he was known as " Buck ..."
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