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RAS'CAL, n. A mean fellow; a scoundrel; in modern usage, a trickish dishonest fe...
RAR'ITY, n. [L. raritas.] 1. Uncommonness; infrequency. Far from being fond of a...
RA'RERIPE, a. Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season. RA'RER...
RA'RENESS, n. 1. The state of being uncommon; uncommonness; infrequency. And let...
RA'RELY, adv. 1. Seldom; not often; as things rarely See N. 2. Finely; nicely. [...
RAR'EFYING, ppr. Making thin or less dense.
RAR'EFY, v.t. [L. rarefacio; rarus, rare, and facio, to make.] To make thin and ...
RAR'EFIABLE, a. Capable of being rarefied.
RAREFAC'TION, n. [See Rarefy .] The act or process of expanding or distending bo...
RA'REESHOW, n. [rare and show.] A show carried in a box.
RARE, a. [L. rarus, thin.] 1. Uncommon; not frequent; as a rare event; a rare ph...
RAP'TUROUS, a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; as rapturous joy, pleasure or ...
RAP'TURIST, n. An enthusiast.
RAP'TURED, a. Ravished; transported. [But enraptured is generally used.]
RAP'TURE, n. [L. raptus, rapio.] 1. A seizing by violence. [Little used.] 2. Tra...
RAP'TER, RAP'TOR, n. [l. raptor.] A ravisher; a plunderer.