raree show

[ rair-ee ]

/ ˈrɛər i /

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noun

peep show.

a carnival or street show; spectacle.

Origin of raree show

First recorded in 1695–1705; allegedly imitative of a foreign pronunciation of rare show

Words nearby raree show

rare, rarebit, rare book, rare earth, rare-earth element, raree show, rarefaction, rarefied, rarefy, rare gas, rarely

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Example sentences from the Web for raree show

And at last she felt real grief at thus becoming "the raree-show," as she ended by calling herself with a sad, suffering smile.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
They could not believe that people would make a raree-show of the English envoy except for sufficient reason.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
I stand, as it were, before the raree-show: I see the little puppets move, and I ask whether it is not an optical illusion.
The Sorrows of Young Werther|J.W. von Goethe
My name is Jack Capstone of Deptford, and are not you the man that has the raree-show of oyster-shells and pebble-stones?
Three Hours after Marriage|John Gay

Be gar no raree-show for you, monsieur Alscrip, if I can help.
The Heiress;|John Burgoyne

British Dictionary definitions for raree show

raree show

/ (ˈrɛəriː) /

noun

a street show or carnival

another name for peepshow

Word Origin for raree show

C17: raree from rare 1

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单词	raree show
释义	raree show [ rair-ee ] / ˈrɛər i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raree show ON THESAURUS.COM noun peep show. a carnival or street show; spectacle. Origin of raree show First recorded in 1695–1705; allegedly imitative of a foreign pronunciation of rare show Words nearby raree show rare, rarebit, rare book, rare earth, rare-earth element, raree show, rarefaction, rarefied, rarefy, rare gas, rarely Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raree show And at last she felt real grief at thus becoming "the raree-show," as she ended by calling herself with a sad, suffering smile. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola They could not believe that people would make a raree-show of the English envoy except for sufficient reason. History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley I stand, as it were, before the raree-show: I see the little puppets move, and I ask whether it is not an optical illusion. The Sorrows of Young Werther\|J.W. von Goethe My name is Jack Capstone of Deptford, and are not you the man that has the raree-show of oyster-shells and pebble-stones? Three Hours after Marriage\|John Gay Be gar no raree-show for you, monsieur Alscrip, if I can help. The Heiress;\|John Burgoyne British Dictionary definitions for raree show raree show / (ˈrɛəriː) / noun a street show or carnival another name for peepshow Word Origin for raree show C17: raree from rare 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to raree show cabaret, floor show, peepshow
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raree show

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