ridotton.

Brit.

/rᵻˈdɒtəʊ/, U.S.

/rəˈdɔdoʊ/,

/rəˈdɑdoʊ/

Inflections: Plural ridottos, ridotti.

Forms:

α. 1700s– ridotto.

β. 1700s ridott.

γ. 1700s ridotta.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ridotto.

Etymology: < Italian ridotto (see redoubt n. and parallels cited at that entry).In plural form ridotti after the Italian plural form.

Now historical.

An entertainment consisting of music, dancing, and sometimes gambling; cf. redoubt n. 3a. Introduced into England ‘in the year 1722, at the Opera-house in the Haymarket’ ( T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (1811)), and particularly associated with London society in the 18th cent. Cf. assembly n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > other balls or dances

carolc1300

buttock-ball1698

redoubt1698

ridotto1708

race ball1770

county ball1771

dress ball?1772

promenade1778

waltz1802

hunt ball1807

dignity ball1834

ball-royala1843

polkery1845

jigging-party1872

prom1879

Cinderella dance1883

dinner dance1887

white ball1891

cotillion1898

taxi dance1910

Stampede Dance1950

go-go1965

α.

1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. iii. i. 372 They endeavour to treat me after the best Manner and propose to me to go and pass an Evening at a Ridotto or Assemblée [Fr. une coterie ou societé de plaisir], where there is both Gaming and Musick, and sometimes a Repast.

1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers i. i The poor Fool..loves to hear me talk of the World, and the Plays, Opera's, and Ridottos, for the Winter.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. iv. 171 Dreams of..the Balls, Operas and Ridotto's, which had been the Subject of their conversation.

1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xii. 54 On Monday we go to a ridotto.

1806 H. Siddons Maid, Wife, & Widow II. 170 She never talks of anything but the masquerades, balls, or ridottos of the fashionables.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xliii There were masquerades and ridottos, frequented by all the fine society.

1920 M. Fleury Mem. Empress Eugenie I. xiii. 348 Perhaps the finest ridotto of the régime was the one given at the Austrian embassy during the season of 1869.

1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) ii. 43 Fast, raffish people like the Willises frequently going to balls and ridottos in Portsmouth.

β. 1732 Ladies Delight 24 And Counsellors find out some modern Querk, To raise the Guinea, and to see the Grot, And 'mongst the Belles to flant it at Ridott.1748 A. Ramsay Gentleman in Country 49 Ridotts and dances, with lasses trig that please your fancies.γ. 1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little 92 He..published the Scandal of a Masquerade, or a Ridotta, sooner by half an Hour at least, than any other public Talker in London.1775 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany (ed. 2) II. 113 On Monday, there is an opera. Tuesday, a ridotta, or masqued ball, in the opera-house.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1747 Plain Truth 13 When S—— lay ill on a Ridotto Night, Because not there, she fairly dy'd outright.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. Index 517/2 Stuttgart, its ridotto hall.

1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 204 The ridotto rooms, where the masquerades took place, were in the palace.

1832 M. R. Mitford Our Village V. 128 The festoons of flowers and foliage which one sees round..ridotto tickets of Hogarth and Bartolozzi.

1897 J. F. Molloy Romance of Irish Stage II. vii. 189 The first use Ryder made of his new possession was to hold a ridotto ball within its walls.

1991 B. Ford in J. Ward Paintings Introd. 7/1 One of Guardi's ridotto scenes in which all was ‘fluttering movement’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridotto
释义	ridotton. Brit. /rᵻˈdɒtəʊ/, U.S. /rəˈdɔdoʊ/, /rəˈdɑdoʊ/ Inflections: Plural ridottos, ridotti. Forms: α. 1700s– ridotto. β. 1700s ridott. γ. 1700s ridotta. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ridotto. Etymology: < Italian ridotto (see redoubt n. and parallels cited at that entry).In plural form ridotti after the Italian plural form. Now historical. An entertainment consisting of music, dancing, and sometimes gambling; cf. redoubt n. 3a. Introduced into England ‘in the year 1722, at the Opera-house in the Haymarket’ ( T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (1811)), and particularly associated with London society in the 18th cent. Cf. assembly n. 7. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > other balls or dances carolc1300 buttock-ball1698 redoubt1698 ridotto1708 race ball1770 county ball1771 dress ball?1772 promenade1778 waltz1802 hunt ball1807 dignity ball1834 ball-royala1843 polkery1845 jigging-party1872 prom1879 Cinderella dance1883 dinner dance1887 white ball1891 cotillion1898 taxi dance1910 Stampede Dance1950 go-go1965 α. 1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. iii. i. 372 They endeavour to treat me after the best Manner and propose to me to go and pass an Evening at a Ridotto or Assemblée [Fr. une coterie ou societé de plaisir], where there is both Gaming and Musick, and sometimes a Repast. 1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers i. i The poor Fool..loves to hear me talk of the World, and the Plays, Opera's, and Ridottos, for the Winter. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. iv. 171 Dreams of..the Balls, Operas and Ridotto's, which had been the Subject of their conversation. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xii. 54 On Monday we go to a ridotto. 1806 H. Siddons Maid, Wife, & Widow II. 170 She never talks of anything but the masquerades, balls, or ridottos of the fashionables. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xliii There were masquerades and ridottos, frequented by all the fine society. 1920 M. Fleury Mem. Empress Eugenie I. xiii. 348 Perhaps the finest ridotto of the régime was the one given at the Austrian embassy during the season of 1869. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) ii. 43 Fast, raffish people like the Willises frequently going to balls and ridottos in Portsmouth. β. 1732 Ladies Delight 24 And Counsellors find out some modern Querk, To raise the Guinea, and to see the Grot, And 'mongst the Belles to flant it at Ridott.1748 A. Ramsay Gentleman in Country 49 Ridotts and dances, with lasses trig that please your fancies.γ. 1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little 92 He..published the Scandal of a Masquerade, or a Ridotta, sooner by half an Hour at least, than any other public Talker in London.1775 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany (ed. 2) II. 113 On Monday, there is an opera. Tuesday, a ridotta, or masqued ball, in the opera-house. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1747 Plain Truth 13 When S—— lay ill on a Ridotto Night, Because not there, she fairly dy'd outright. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. Index 517/2 Stuttgart, its ridotto hall. 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 204 The ridotto rooms, where the masquerades took place, were in the palace. 1832 M. R. Mitford Our Village V. 128 The festoons of flowers and foliage which one sees round..ridotto tickets of Hogarth and Bartolozzi. 1897 J. F. Molloy Romance of Irish Stage II. vii. 189 The first use Ryder made of his new possession was to hold a ridotto ball within its walls. 1991 B. Ford in J. Ward Paintings Introd. 7/1 One of Guardi's ridotto scenes in which all was ‘fluttering movement’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ridottov. Brit. /rᵻˈdɒtəʊ/, U.S. /rəˈdɔdoʊ/, /rəˈdɑdoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ridotto n. Etymology: < ridotto n. rare. intransitive. To hold or attend a ridotto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > take part in ball [verb (intransitive)] > hold ridotto ridotto1757 1757 J. G. Cooper Epist. Aristippus i. 15 Heroines, whilst 'twas the fashion, Ridotto'd on the rural plains. 1900 F. L. Turnbull Golden Bk. Venice xxvi. 306 The other signori who go there to ridotto were out in the Merceria to see the show. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1708v.1757
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ridotton.

Compounds

ridottov.