RIDOTTO

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
v.

To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper.


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