Beauvais, capital of the dep. of Oise, in France, 34 in. SW. of Amiens, an ancient town, noted for its cathedral, its tapestry weaving, and the feat of Jeanne-Hachette and her female following when the town was besieged by Charles the Bold.
Population (circa 1900) given as 19,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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