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A raree show, peep show or peep box is an exhibition of pictures or objects (or a combination of both), viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass. In 17th and 18th century Europe, it was a popular form of entertainment provided by wandering showmen.
The meaning of RAREE-SHOW is a small display or scene viewed in a box : peep show; broadly : an unusual or amazing show or spectacle.
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What does the noun raree-show mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun raree-show . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Derived from Middle English *rare (“neither sooner nor later”), from Old French rier, rere. raree. Neither sooner nor later.
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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. Well-dressed ladies walked about great part of the night staring as at a raree show.
raree show (plural raree shows) A portable puppet show or picture show as used for public entertainment; a peepshow. [from 17th c.] A public spectacle, especially seen as lurid or vulgar. [from 17th c.]
The meaning of RARE is seldom occurring or found : uncommon. How to use rare in a sentence.
Define raree-shows. raree-shows synonyms, raree-shows pronunciation, raree-shows translation, English dictionary definition of raree-shows. Noun 1. raree-show - an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass expo, exposition, exhibition - a collection of...