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bon ton

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bon ton  (bn tn)
n.
1.
a. A sophisticated manner or style.
b. The proper thing to do.
2. High society.
[French : bon, good + ton, tone.]
bon ton (French) [bɔ̃ tɔ̃]
n Literary
1. sophisticated manners or breeding
2. fashionable society
[literally: good tone]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bon tonbon ton - the fashionable elite                
beau monde, high society, smart set, society
Four Hundred - the exclusive social set of a city
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status


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Setting aside a certain dapperness of carriage, which may be termed deskism for want of a better word, the manner of these persons seemed to me an exact fac-simile of what had been the perfection of bon ton about twelve or eighteen months before.
The Man of the Crowd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Setting aside a certain dapperness of carriage, which may be termed deskism for want of a better word, the manner of these persons seemed to me an exact fac-simile of what had been the perfection of bon ton about twelve or eighteen months before.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Black gloves seemed to me both more dignified and bon ton than the lemon-coloured ones which I had contemplated at first.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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