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recherche, adj. sought out with care; lavishly elegant and refined.
Etymology: stolen directly from the French recherché, "carefully sought out".
À la Recherche du Temps Perdu ("Remembrance of Things Past") is a novel by Marcel Proust.
A la Recherche du Shoe Perdu is a collection from Andy Warhol.
In English, the word was used in the 19th century to denote obscure elegance.
Etymology: stolen directly from the French recherché, "carefully sought out".
À la Recherche du Temps Perdu ("Remembrance of Things Past") is a novel by Marcel Proust.
A la Recherche du Shoe Perdu is a collection from Andy Warhol.
In English, the word was used in the 19th century to denote obscure elegance.