\Ri*dot"to\, n. [See {Redoubt}.] (Music)
An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.

\Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See
{Redoubt}.]
A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music
and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. --Brande & C.
      There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. --Walpole.

\Ri*dot"to\, v. i.
To hold ridottos. [R.] --J. G. Cooper.