raree show
a carnival or street show; spectacle.
Origin of raree show
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How to use raree show in a sentence
They sell the memories of their famous heroes, of their philosophers and poets, by making a raree-show of their tombs.
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 GoetheWell-dressed ladies walked about great part of the night staring as at a raree show.
Private Papers of William Wilberforce | William Wilberforce“Nay, but my garb scarce befits the raree show,” said Ridley, looking at his russet gown.
Grisly Grisell | Charlotte M. YongeIs it worse to sleep away our lives here than to be taken into England as a raree show for men to laugh at and women to pity?
The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane | Frank Barrett
British Dictionary definitions for raree show
/ (ˈrɛəriː) /
a street show or carnival
another name for peepshow
Origin of raree show
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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