||Ri*dot"to (?), n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.] 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.

Ri*dot"to, v. i. To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper.

||Ri*dot"to (?), n. [See Redoubt.] (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.

||Ri*dot"to (?), n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.] 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.

Ri*dot"to, v. i. To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper.

||Ri*dot"to (?), n. [See Redoubt.] (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.

• a public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century