recherché

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And all as to style most _recherché_ and rare,

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  1. adjective Uncommon; rare.
  2. adjective Exquisite; choice.
  3. adjective Overrefined; forced.
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  • It was one of the most recherché and per diem affairs ever known in the city. —  Rolling Stones
  • In this book the object will be to give the newest and most _recherché_ dishes, and these will naturally be expensive. —  Choice Cookery
  • Dishes termed _à la d’Uxelles_ are among the most _recherché_ productions of the French kitchen. —  Choice Cookery
  • She thought it so new and _recherché_, and even the Duchess admired it. —  Vixen, Volume III.
  • The dinner, considering the house in which it was spread, was quite _recherché_. —  The Bertrams
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  1. French, past participle of rechercher, to research, from Old French recercher; see research.

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  1. French, past participle of rechercher, seek again: see research.
 

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