Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rare (3)

Rare, a. [Compar.Rarer (râr″ẽr); superl.Rarest.] [F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.] 1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.2. Of an uncommon nature...

569

Rarebit

Rare″bit (râr″bĭt), n. A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.

570

Raree-show

Rar″ee–show′ (râr″ē̍–shō′), n. [Contr. fr. rarity-show.] A show carried about in a box; a peep show. Pope.

571

Rarefaction

Rar′e‐fac″tion (răr′ē̍‐făk″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. raréfaction. See Rarefy.] The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; — opposed to condensation; as, the rarefacti...

572

Rarefiable

Rar″e‐fi′a‐ble (răr″ē̍‐fī′ȧ‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. raréfiable.] Capable of being rarefied. Boyle.

573

Rarefy

Rar″e‐fy (răr″ē̍‐fī; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rarefied (–fīd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rarefying (–fī′ĭng).] [F. raréfier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. ...

574

Rarefy (2)

Rar″e‐fy, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous. “Earth rarefies to dew.” Dryden.

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Rarely

Rare″ly (râr″ly̆), adv. 1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2.The person who played so...

576

Rareness

Rare″ness, n. The state or quality of being rare.And let the rareness the small gift commend. Dryden.

577

Rareripe

Rare″ripe′ (–rīp′), a. [Rare early + ripe. Cf. Rathripe.] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.

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Rareripe (2)

Rare″ripe′, n. An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach.

579

Rarification

Rar′i‐fi‐ca″tion (răr′ĭ‐fĭ‐kā″shŭn), n. See Rarefaction. Am. Chem. Journal.

580

Rarity

Rar″i‐ty (răr″ĭ‐ty̆; 277), n.; pl.Rarities (–tĭz). [L. raritas: cf. F. rareté. See Rare.] 1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted w...

581

Ras

Ras (räs), n. See 2d Reis.

582

Rasante

‖Ra′sante″ (rȧ′zäNt″), a. [F., p. pr. of raser to graze.] (Fort.) Sweeping; grazing; — applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and...

583

Rascal

Ras″cal (răs″kal), n. [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasi...

584

Rascal (2)

Ras″cal, a. Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base. “The rascal many.” Spenser. “The rascal people.” Shak.While she called me rascal fiddler. Shak.

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Rascaldom

Ras″cal‐dom (–dŭm), n. State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively. Emerson.

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Rascaless

Ras″cal‐ess, n. A female rascal.

587

Rascality

Ras‐cal″i‐ty (răs‐kăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Rascalities (–tĭz).1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.2. The poorer and low...

588

Rascallion

Ras‐cal″lion (răs‐kăl″yŭn), n. [From Rascal.] A low, mean wretch. [Written also rascalion.]

589

Rascally

Ras″cal‐ly (răs″kal‐ly̆), a. Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; — often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.Our rascally porter is f...

590

Rase

Rase (rāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rased (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rasing.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scra...

591

Rase (2)

Rase, v. i. To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow.

592

Rase (3)

Rase, n. 1. A scratching out, or erasure.2. A slight wound; a scratch. Hooker.3. (O. Eng. Law) A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of t...

593

Rash

Rash (răsh), v. t. [For arace.] 1. To pull off or pluck violently.2. To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice.Rashing off helms and riving plates asunder. Spenser.

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Rash (2)

Rash, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr. (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase, and cf. Rascal.] (Med.) A fi...