ridotto

American  

[ri-dot-oh] / rɪˈdɒt oʊ /

noun

plural

ridottos

1. a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.

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ridotto British  

/ rɪˈdɒtəʊ /

noun

1. an entertainment with music and dancing, often in masquerade: popular in 18th-century England

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Etymology

Origin of ridotto

1715–25; < Italian: retreat, resort; see redoubt

Example Sentences

On Monday we go to a ridotto, and on Wednesday we return to Howard Grove.

From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny

T'other day they got me to a ridotto: but, I believe, it will be long enough before they get me to another.

From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny

Il legno di questa tavola era ridotto a carboni, e cadde, come è facile ad imaginarselo, tutta in pezzi quando si toccò.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

"It was a contest honorable to Venice, and one which Italy will remember," responded a secretary of the Senate, who was a regular member of this ridotto.

From A Golden Book of Venice by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.

Venice is in the estro of her carnival, and I have been up these last two nights at the ridotto and the opera, and all that kind of thing.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas