Riding, rī′ding, n. one of the three divisions of the county of York. [A corr. of thriding—Ice. þridjungr, the third, þriði, third, þrir, three.]
Ridotto, ri-dot′ō, n. a house of public entertainment: a dancing party.—v.i. to frequent such. [It.]
Rie, an old spelling of rye.
Riem, rēm, n. a raw-hide thong. [Dut.]
Riesel-iron, rē′zel-ī′urn, n. a kind of nipper used to remove irregularities from the edges of glass.
Rieve, Riever. Same as Reave, Reaver.
Rifacimento, rē-fä-chi-men′tō, n. a recasting of literary works:—pl. Rifacimen′ti. [It.]
Rife, rīf, adj. prevailing: abundant: plentiful: well supplied: current: manifest.—adv. Rife′ly.—n. Rife′ness. [A.S. rífe; Dut. rijf, Ice. rífr.]
Riffle, rif′l, n. in mining, the lining of the bottom of a sluice: in seal engraving, a small iron disc at the end of a tool.—n. Riff′ler, a curved file for working in depressions. [Dan. rifle, a groove.]
Riff-raff, rif′-raf, n. sweepings: refuse: the rabble, the mob. [Explained by Skeat as M. E. rif and raf—O. Fr. rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack—Ice. hrífa, to catch; rafler—Teut., cf. Ger. raffen, to seize.]