le beau monde

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Monde \Monde\ (m[^o]Nd), n. [F. See {Mundane}.]
   The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] --A.
   Drummond.
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   {Le beau monde} [F.], fashionable society. See {Beau monde}.
      

   {Demi monde}. See {Demimonde}.
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