RID 
RIG 
RIG 
Gallirani. Ilorat. Ridentem dicere ve- 
rum quid vetat? (proverb), A. e. many a 
true word is spoken in jest. Cic. Non 
puto esse, qui liis temporibus ridere 
possit, to laugh, jest, joke. Id. Ridere de 
re, to laugh at any thing. — Ridere 
alicui , to smile upon-, as, Plaut. Si mi- 
lii rides. Virg. Cui non risere parentes. 
Id. olli. So, Plaut. Neque me (where 
the dal. would he more correct) rident. 
Cic. Ne si istum habuerimus, rideamus 
yi\rora HapSomov, h. e. do our loss, to 
force a laugh. — Hence, figur. to laugh, 
of things without life, h. e. to look pleas¬ 
ant, have a joyful appearance. Virg. Om¬ 
nia nunc rident. Id. Aeantho ridenti. 
Lucret. Tempestas ridebat. Id. Riden-. 
tibns undis, h. e. lenibus, tranquillis. 
Odd. Ager ridet. Ilorat. Lomus ridet 
argento. Odd. Fortune ridet. — Also, 
figur. to smile upon, to please. Moral. Ille 
mihi prater omnes angulus ridet.- 
IF Trans, to laugh at, or deride any per¬ 
son or thing, to ridicule, mock, scoff. Cic. 
hominem. Id. nivetn atrain. Tacit. 
Nemo illic vitia ridet, ft. e. regards them 
as things to be laughed at, as trifles. And 
so, in passive, Cic. Nihil magis ridetur, 
quam, &c. ft. e. they laugh at nothing, 
&lc. Ilorat. Ridetur ab oinni conventu, 
he is laughed at, derided. Val. Max. 
Socrates cum parvulis fiiiolis ludens ab 
Alcibiade risus est. ( Rideur is also used 
as a dcp. for rideo. Petron. Gui ridea- 
tur alios.-) - IT Also, trans. to say 
laughing. Cic. H®c ego non rideo, ft. c. 
find nothing to laugh at in these things. 
RIDIBONDuS (rideo), a, um, adj. laugh¬ 
's ing much, inclined to laughing, waggish, 
uetiiiSv. Plant, and Ge.ll. 
RIDICA, as, f. the prop of a vine; a stay, 
2 fork, x <x f‘ a i-> aypepov. It was made of 
cleft wood, and of an angular shape ; 
■whereas pains was entire, and of a 
round shape (teres). Varr. -IF The 
first syllable is made short, and the sec¬ 
ond long by Jul. Scalig. in Ata. Robus- 
tearum fascias ridicarum. 
RTDICOLX. (dimin. of ridica), or R2DI- 
2 COLA, ®, f. a small stake or fork; aplug, 
peg. Senec. 
RiDlCOLARlOS (ridiculus), a, um, adj. 
3 at which one ought to laugh, laughable ; 
or, belonging or pertaining to laughable 
things. ° Plaut. Ridicularia (absol.), 
jests or things to be laughed at. Gelt. 
Ridicularius homo, one that raises laugh¬ 
ter by jesting, &c. 
RTDICOLe (Id.), adv. laughably, pleasant¬ 
ly, ridiculously, humorously, jokingly, in 
a' good or bad sense. Cic. Non modo 
acute, sed etiam ridicule ac facete. 
Plaut. Novistin’ hominem? ( Sy .) ridi¬ 
cule rogitas, quocum una cibum capere 
soleo. Plup.dr. Ridicule magis hoc dic¬ 
tum, quam vere sestimo. Cic. Naturis 
aliorum irridendis, ipsorum ridicule 
indicandis risus moventur, ft. e. while 
they humorously betray their own charac¬ 
ter. 
RlDlCOLoSuS (Id.), a, um, adj. laugh- 
3 able, worthy of being laughed at, ridicu¬ 
lous. Arnub. Ridiculosa negotia defen¬ 
ders. Plaut. Advexit secum parasitos 
ridiculosissimos, very droll or jocose, at 
whom we cannot help laughing. 
RIDrCOLOS (rideo), a, um, adj. merry, 
jocose, worthy to be laughed at, exciting 
laughter, apt to make one laugh, laughable, 
ycXc-Tog Cic. Homo facie magis, quam 
faSetiis ridiculus. Ilorat. mus. Plant. 
res, a laughable, jesting matter. Cic. 
Ridiculi videbantur esse, -worth laughing 
at, and thus, witty. Plaut. Ridiculum 
dictum, or, Cic. (merely) Ridiculum, a 
jesting expression, jest, joke, bon-mot. 
Plant. Ridiculus (homo), a jester, buf¬ 
foon. Cic. Ridiculi (homines) ex dolo- 
re, jesting. Catull. O rem ridiculam, 
Cato, etjocosam ! Plant. Ctuando adbi- 
bero, alludiabo, turn sum ridiculissimus. 
Id. Solet jocari s®pe mecuin illo modo: 
quamvis ridiculus est, ubi uxor non ad- 
est, ft. e. facetus, urbanus. Also, fol¬ 
lowed by an infin. Ilorat. Homo ridi¬ 
culus totas simu! absorbere (others read 
obsorbere) placentas, ft. e. they laughed 
at him. for, &c. — Hence, subst. Ridicu¬ 
lum, i, n. a jest, joke, any thing laugh¬ 
able. Terent. Mihi fuit ridiculo, it was 
\aughaJble to -me. Id. Pro ridiculo puta- 
re, to make sport of. (Bentley reads pro 
deridiculo.) -IT Also, laughable, ridic¬ 
ulous. Terent. caput, a ridiculous per¬ 
son. Juvenal. Nil habet infelix pauper- 
tas durius in se, quam quod ridicules 
homines facit. Cic. Ridiculum est, it 
is ridiculous or silly. (Many examples 
from above may be referred to this 
head.) 
RIeN, is, m. an old form for Ren. 3 
RIGATI5 (rigo), onis, f. a watering, wet- 
2 ting, moistening, irrigation, sprinkling, 
Scvua. Colum; 
RIGaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a watcrer, mois- 
3 tenner, ft Sevcov. Tertull. 
RIGENS, tis, particip. fi Dm rigeo. - 
2 IT Adj. stiff with cold, frnen, benumbed; 
hard, stiff; inflexible. .Liv. Omnia ri- 
gentia geln. Martial. Aquam potare 
rigentem de nive, cold, fresh. Lucan. 
Membra rigentia fugiente vita, cold, 
chill. Tibull. Pars terra rigens, the 
frigid zone. Solid. Pars mundi rigen- 
tissima, ft. e. frigidissima. Ovid. Ft 
secui madidas ungue rigente genas, 
ft. e. rigid, without feeling. Quintil. 
Caput pradurum ac rigens. Id. (de 
statua) Adversa facies, et demissa 
brachia et juncti pedej, et a summis ad 
ima rigens opus, upright and stiff. 
Plin. Rigentes oculi, .fixed. Claudian. 
Muri adamante rigentes, hard, impene¬ 
trable. Senec. Coma rigens Herculis, 
ft. e. hirta, horrida, erecta. Id. Ri- 
genti cernitur Trachin jugo, ft. c. -rug¬ 
ged. Id. Saxa rigentia, barren, bare. 
Virg. Loricam ex ®re rigentem, ft. e. 
rectam, duram, non facile flexilem. Id. 
Yestes auroque ostroque rigentes, stiff. 
Senec. Vir rigens tot malis, A. e. cujus 
animus tot malis induruit. Id. Ani- 
mum rigentem tristis Hippolyti doma, 
ft. e. cold, cruel, obdurate, inflexible. Id. 
Si metu corpus rigens remittet artus, 
A. e. metu, quasi gelu, constrictuin, et 
induratuin. 
R1GES (piycto), es, gui, n. 2. to be stiff, 
as with cold ; to be very cold or chill: to 
ue frozen, benumbed with cold. Cic. Par¬ 
tes terra ineultns, quod aut frigore ri- 
geant, aut urantur calore. Tibull. (de 
aqua) Sed durata riget densam in gla- 
ciemque, nivemque. Martial. Riget 
horridus december. Plin. Ep. Crypto- 
porticus subterrane® similis, ®state in- 
clnso frigore riget, is cool. — Also, to be 
stiff with gold, iron, &c. Virg. Terga 
bourn plumbo insuto ferroque rigebant, 
were stiff. Ovid. Gelidoque com® ter- 
rore rigebant, stood on end. Id. Robori- 
bus duris janua fulta riget, ft. e. immota 
manet, et liniini valide li®ret. Id. (de 
Mida) Sive ille sua Cerealia dextra tnn- 
nera contigerat, Cerealia dona rigebant, 
ft. e. were stiff, were hardened into gold, 
were changed into gold. Id. Sensit ri- 
guisse lacertos, ft. e. were hardened into 
stone, were changed into stone. So, Sc¬ 
ree. Riget superba Tantalis luctu pa¬ 
rens. Id. Versi retro torquentur oculi: 
rursus immites rigent, ft. e. duri Hunt, 
nec circumagnntur. Id. Vultus citatus 
ira riget. Ovid. Igne micant oculi, ri¬ 
get ardua cervix, ft. c. stands stiff or up¬ 
right. Moral. Prata rigent, sc. glacie. 
-1- IT Hence, to be stiff, to run up 
straight , be bald or without ornament, as of 
trees without foliage, meadows, moun¬ 
tains, &e. without grass, &c. Ovid. 
Sine frondibus arbos nuda riget. Id. 
Et riget amissa spina relicta rosa. Id. 
Late riget arduus alto Tmolus in ascen- 
su.-- IT Figur. to be stiff or inflexible; 
to be unbending or unyielding. Martini. 
Feritas immota riget. -If The per¬ 
fect rigui seems usually to belong to 
rigesco. -IT See, also, Rigens. 
RIG'eSCS (frequentat. of rigeo), is, gni, 
2 n. 3. to grow stiff with cold , stiffen with 
cold, &c. B ; to become stiff, hard, harden. 
Virg. Vestes rigescunt. Plin. Aqu® 
rigescunt in grandines, harden into. 
Senec. Extrema riguerunt, are benumbed. 
Ovid. Rigescunt electra. Id. Materna 
rigescere sensit ubera, ft. c. harden into 
stone. Id. Pnppim rigescere. - 
11 Hence, to stiffen, h. e. stand up or on 
end. Ovid. Metu riguisse capillos.- 
IT Figur. to stiffen or grow hard. Clau¬ 
dian. Secula rigescent, ft. e. will grow 
serious or manly. 
RIGTDe (rigidus), adv. stiffly, inflexibly , 
2 firmly. Vitruv. -IF Also, in a right 
line, in a straight line. Senec. -- ir A1 
so, rigorously, severely, rigidly. • Ovid. 
Ecquid ab hac omnes rigide submovi- 
nms arte ? Val. Max. Dissolutam dis- 
ciplinam rigidius adstringere conatus. 
RIGIDITaS (Id.), atis, f. stiffness, hard- 
2 ness, firmness, rigidity, CKhopdry^, dsap- 
xbia. Vitruv. Populus, salix, tilia, vi- 
tex parum terreni habentes, egregiam 
habere videntur in usu rigiditatem. 
RrGIDS (Id.), as, a. 1. to make stiff or 
hard. Senec. 
RIGIDUS (rigeo), a, um, adj. stiff, as with 
cold. Virg. Tellurem Borea rigidam 
spirante mo veri, /cozen. Ovid, aquas. 
Lucret. pruime, and, Id. frigus, stiff, 
rendering stiff. Auson. Rigid i poet®, 
benumbed with cold, without poetic fire - 
Also, of other things. Ovid, silex. Id. 
ferrum. Virg. ensis. Id. liasta. Mar¬ 
tial. vena, A. e. mentula. Hence, Pria- 
pus is called by Auct. ad Herenn. Deus 
rigidus, and, Ovid. Rigidus custos ruris, 
ft. e. mentula rigida praditus. - 
IF Hence, erect., upright. Ovid, colum- 
n®. Id. capilli, erect, on end. Virg 
quercus. Ovid, malus ( a mast). - 
ir Figur. stiff, rigid, inflexible, firm, im¬ 
movable. Liv. innocentia. Ovid, vul¬ 
tus. Id. mens, inexorable. —— 11 Also, 
rude, rough, unmannerly. Ovid, mores. 
Cic. Signa rigidiora, not well wrought. 
Arnob. Stoliditas rigidissima.-ir Al¬ 
so, harsh, rigid, severe. Ilorat. satelles. 
Ovid, censor. Plin. Ep. sententia. 
- IT Also, hardy, patient.; laborious. 
Martial, fossor. Ovid. Sabini. - 
IT Also, rough, wild, cruel, fierce, savage, 
ruthless. Ovid. fer®. Id. Get®. Mar¬ 
tial. !eo. Ovid. Mars. 
RIGS (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. proper- 
2 ly, to convey water or any other liquid 
from one place to another. Liv. 5, 16. 
Aquam Albanam per agros rigabis, 
Plin. sanguinem per venas, diffuse. 
Figur. Fur. ap. Macrob. Mitemque ri¬ 
gat per pectora somimm. Hence, sc. 
se, with an acc., to extend or spread it¬ 
self over. Lucret. Imbres qui maria ac 
terras rigant, spread abroad upon, &c. 
Prudent. Quies pectus placat rigante 
somno.-IT Also,-to water, as a river, 
&c.: to irrigate , moisten, wet, bedew, 
dpStvoj. Plin. Fluvius Astaces rigat 
campos. Id. Euphrate accol® rigant 
cainpos. Id. Desiderant maxime rigari 
arbores, qu® assuevere. Colum. Semi- 
naria conspergi potius, quam rigari de- 
bent. Ovid. Ilortus liquid® fonte riga- 
tur aqu®. Propert. Operosa rigat Mar- 
cius antra liquor. Tibull. ftuaque Is- 
trus Tanaisque Getas rigat, flows by. — 
Hence, generally, to water, h. e. to 
moisten, wet, bedew. Lucret. vestem 
(lotio). Ovid, and Virg. ora lacriinis. 
Ovid, ora fletibus. Id. Imber (A. e. la- 
criin®) rigans genas. And, figur. Cic. 
in carm. de suo consul. Natos vitati rore 
rigabat. Auct. ad Herenn. Isti cum se 
ipsos fontes esse dicant, et omnium 
rigare debeant ingenia, cultivate, im¬ 
prove. 
RIG5R (j>Tyos), oris, m. stiffness, inflexi- 
2 bility, hardness. Virg. ferri. Cels. 
nervorum. Colum. Rigorem habere, to 
be stiff, inflexible. - 11 Figur. inflexi¬ 
bility, hardness, rigor, severity, austerity, 
harshness. Tacit, veteris disci plin®. 
Pandect, juris. Senec. Hoc mens me¬ 
ruit rigor, ft. e. constanter aversus ab 
amore animus. - U Also, rudeness, 
unpolished manners, roughness , harsh¬ 
ness. Ovid. Te tuns iste rigor, positi- 
que sine arte capilli, &c. Hence, in 
painting, statues, &c. Plin. Vultum 
ab antiquorigore variare. Also, Quint 
Rigor accentus, ft. e. when one speaks on 
continually in the same tone. -IT Also, 
the straight position, straight line of a 
thing ; as, the regular course of a stream. 
Pandect. Also, in lands. Frontin. —- 
IT Also, stiffness occasioned by cold; or, 
cold itself. Lucret. Gelidus rigor. Ovid. 
Alpinus rigor. Justin, hiemis. Plin. 
Ep. aqu®. Liv. Torpentibus rigore 
membris. 
RlGoRATilS, a, um, particip. as from 
2 rifforo, from rigor, stiffened, hardened, 
made stiff or upright. Plin. 1 reduces 
