Webster's Dictionary 1913

4186

Riot

Ri″ot (?), n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.] 1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.His headstrong riot hath no curb. Shak.2. Excessive and ...

4187

Riot (2)

Ri″ot (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rioting.] [OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.] 1. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in ex...

4188

Riot (3)

Ri″ot, v. t. To spend or pass in riot.had rioted his life out. Tennyson.

4189

Rioter

Ri″ot‐er (?), n. 1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. Chaucer.2. (Law) One who engages in a riot. See Riot, n., 3.

4190

Riotise

Ri″ot‐ise (?), n. Excess; tumult; revelry.His life he led in lawless riotise. Spenser.

4191

Riotour

Ri″ot‐our (–o͞or), n. A rioter. Chaucer.

4192

Riotous

Ri″ot‐ous (?), a. [OF. rioteux.] 1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.The younger son... took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his...

4193

Riotry

Ri″ot‐ry (?), n. The act or practice of rioting; riot. “Electioneering riotry.” Walpole.

4194

Rip

Rip (?), n. [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. corb. Cf. Ripier.] A wicker fish basket.

4195

Rip (2)

Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ripped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ripping.] [Cf. AS. rȳpan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. Raff, Ripple ...

4196

Rip (3)

Rip, n. 1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.2. [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.] A term applied to a me...

4197

Rip cord

Rip cord. (Aëronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent.

4198

Riparian

Ri‐pa″ri‐an (?), a. [L. riparius, fr. ripa a bank. See River, and cf. Arrive.] Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, riparian rights.

4199

Riparious

Ri‐pa″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. riparius.] Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian.

4200

Ripe

Ripe (rīp), n. [L. ripa.] The bank of a river.

4201

Ripe (2)

Ripe (rīp), a. [Compar.Riper (–ẽr); superl.Ripest.] [AS. rīpe; akin to OS. rīpi, D. rijp, G. rief, OHG. rīft; cf. AS. rīp harvest, rīpan to reap. Cf. Reap.] 1. Ready for reaping...

4202

Ripe (3)

Ripe, v. i. [AS. rīpian.] To ripen; to grow ripe.

4203

Ripe (4)

Ripe, v. t. To mature; to ripen. Shak.

4204

Ripely

Ripe″ly, adv. Maturely; at the fit time. Shak.

4205

Ripen

Rip″en (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ripened (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Ripening.] 1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.2. To...

4206

Ripen (2)

Rip″en, v. t. 1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.When fai...

4207

Ripeness

Ripe″ness (?), n. [AS. rīpness.] The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment.Ti...

4208

Ripidolite

Ri‐pid″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. ���. ���. fan + -lite.] (Min.) A translucent mineral of a green color and micaceous structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous silicate of ...

4209

Ripienist

Ri‐pi‐e″nist (?), n.(Mus.) A player in the ripieno portion of an orchestra. See Ripieno.

4210

Ripieno

‖Ri‐pi‐e″no (?), a.(Mus.) Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; — a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.

4211

Ripler

{ Rip″ler (?), Rip″per (?), } n. [Cf. Rip a basket, or Riparian.] (O.E. Law) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.But what's the action we are for no...

4212

Ripost

Ri‐post″ (?), n. [F. riposte.] 1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. J. Morley.