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41Rig-Veda — Rig Ve|da the first of the four holy books of the ↑Veda, which contains prayers and ↑hymns to gods in the Hindu religion …
42Rig veda — 1776, from Skt. rigveda, from rg song, praise, knowledge + veda knowledge. A thousand hymns, orally transmitted, probably dating from before 1000 B.C.E …
43rig- — *rig , *rih germ.?, schwach. Verb: nhd. steif sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) stiff; Hinweis: s. *raigjan; Etymologie: s. ing. *reik ?, Verb, Substantiv, sich recken, wackeln, Stange …
44rig|a|doon — «RIHG uh DOON», noun. 1. a lively dance for one couple. 2. the quick, duple rhythm for this dance. 3. a piece of music in such time. ╂[< French rigodon, rigaudon; origin uncertain; probably < Rigaud, Marseilles dancing master, who invented… …
45rig|a|ma|role — «RIHG uh muh rohl», noun. = rigmarole. (Cf. ↑rigmarole) …
46rig|a|to|ni — «RIHG uh TOH nee», noun. macaroni in the form of short, curved tubes with grooved sides. ╂[< Italian rigatoni < rigatourrowed, past participle of rigare to furrow < riga line] …
47rig|ger — «RIHG uhr», noun. 1. a person who rigs. 2. a person who rigs ships, or works with hoisting tackle, or cable of any kind. 3. a person who assembles airplanes or adjusts their controls. 4. a person who manipulates something fraudulently …
48rig|ma|role — «RIHG muh rohl», noun. foolish talk or activity; words or action without meaning; nonsense: »But was it not in order to cope with the situation…that the Government set up in recent years…the whole rigmarole of scheduling, listing, and building… …
49rig|o|lette — «RIHG uh LEHT», noun. a kind of knitted wool scarf, worn as a headcovering by women. ╂[< French rigolette] …
50rig|or mor|tis — «RIHG uhr M tihs; especially British RY gr MR tihs; see note below », the stiffening of the muscles after death, caused by the accumulation of metabolic products, especially lactic acid, in the muscles. ╂[probably < Medieval Latin rigor mortis …
