rarea.[Cf. Rather, Rath.] Early.()Rude mechanicals that rare and late
Work in the market place. (Chapman.)a.[Cf. AS. hrr, or E. rare early. 18.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.()New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care
Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare. (Dryden.)()a.[F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.]1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.()2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.()Rare work, all filled with terror and delight. (Cowley.)Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. (Dryden.)3. Thinly scattered; dispersed.()Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. (Milton.)4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.()Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold. (Sir I. Newton.)()A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world. (Burke.)When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor. (Addison.)