Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ridotto"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See
{Redoubt}.]
A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music
and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. --Brande & C.
There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. --Walpole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, v. i.
To hold ridottos. [R.] --J. G. Cooper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, n. [See {Redoubt}.] (Music)
An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
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