beauté du diable
/bəʊˌteɪ duː dɪˈɑːbl(ə)/(also beaute du diable)
noun
Beauty that is associated with youth; especially transient and superficial attractiveness and charm, often associated with a mischievous or rakish personality.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Harriette Wilson (1786–1845), courtesan. From French beauté du diable, lit. ‘devil's beauty’ from beauté + du of the + diable.
- No. Ten
- notepad
- notepaper
- note-perfect
- noter
- note-row
- note-series
- note-shaver
- note-shaving
- notes inégales
- note-spinning
- note verbale
- noteworthiness
- noteworthy
- not exactly
- not for all the tea in China
- not for a minute
- not for a (or one) moment
- not forgetting ——
- not for lack (or want) of trying
- not for love or money
- not for nothing
- not-for-profit
- not gate
- not give a bugger