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ridotto
[ ri-dot-oh ]
noun
- a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
ridotto
/ rɪˈdɒtəʊ /
noun
- an entertainment with music and dancing, often in masquerade: popular in 18th-century England
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ridotto1
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Example Sentences
I also met the sensible Lady Helen Windsor at the Ridotto, who had obviously come to the same conclusion as McAlpine.
Bettina von Hase reports from the Ridotto, where Casanova once roamed.
The Ridotto was the first gambling locale in Europe, for hundreds of years a symbol of Venetian decadence.
"Regular Ridotto business, the Spanish consul says," answered Hoskins.
We saw you in the Ridotto-room when we heard your beautiful music.
He would sometimes return early from assembly, rout, or ridotto to pay a visit to Mr. Ripple.
The two in which they reached their climax took place in the large Ridotto room (Redouten-Saal) of the imperial palace.
I had danced with my lover at the ridotto on the preceding evening, and there perhaps our eyes betrayed us.
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