Sign talk

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Fr. riche; Ger. reich.

Ride (To ride an animal). Hold the hands as in Horse, and then move the hands to the front on short vertical curves.

Fr. aller à cheval; Ger. reiten.

Ridge (Of hills). Hold the A hands touching, thumbs toward face and upright; draw them apart a foot. Compare Soldiers and Hill.

Ridge. Sign Hill with right, then hold 5 out at arm’s length, face high, flat, and bent, so the fingers point to the left; swing it slowly horizontally across to the right. This last seems to mean “lying across the horizon” and appears in several combinations. See Mirage.

Fr. la crête; Ger. der Kamm.

Rifle. See Gun.