Word of the day: recherché

The word of the day is recherché:

< French recherché affected, unnatural (1580 in Middle French), desirable, prized (1601 or earlier), unusual, well-crafted (1690), use as adjective of past participle of rechercherresearch v.¹

   Rare, choice, exotic; far-fetched, obscure. (OED)

"The two share a facial-hair style, and a habit of closing their eyes when explaining something recherché."

 - Dana Goodyear, "Hollywood Shadows: A cure for blocked screenwriters", 21 March 2011 The New Yorker