Rip, rip, n. (Scot.) a handful of grain not thrashed.
Riparian, rī-pā′ri-an, adj. belonging to a river-bank: of animals, shore-loving.—adj. Ripā′rial.—Riparian nations, nations possessing opposite banks of the same river; Riparian proprietor, an owner who has property in the soil to the centre of the stream; Riparian rights, the right of fishery belonging to the proprietor of a stream. [L. ripa, a river-bank.]
Ripe, rīp, adj. ready for harvest: arrived at perfection: fit for use: developed to the utmost: finished: ready: resembling ripe fruit: mature, as ripe judgment.—v.i. to grow ripe, to ripen.—v.t. (Shak.) to make ripe.—adv. Ripe′ly.—v.i. Rī′pen, to grow ripe: to approach or reach perfection.—v.t. to make ripe: to bring to perfection.—n. Ripe′ness. [A.S. ripe, conn. with rip, harvest; cog. with Dut. riip, Ger. reif; akin to A.S. ripan, to reap.]
Ripe, rīp, v.t. to search, to rummage. [Rip.]
Ripidolite, rī-pid′ō-līt, n. the commonest member of the chlorite family of minerals.
Ripieno, ri-pyā′nō, adj. (mus.) supplementary.—n. a supplementary instrument or performer:—pl. Ripie′ni.—n. Ripienist (ri-pyā′nist), a supplementary instrumentalist. [It.]
Ripon, Rippon, rip′on, n. a spur. [Ripon, city.]
Riposte, ri-pōst′, n. a quick short thrust in fencing: a repartee. [Fr.]
Ripper, rip′ėr, n. a tool used in shaping roof-slates: a ripping-tool: one who does his work well: a robber.
Ripper, rip′ėr, n. one who brings fish from the coast inland. [L. riparius.]