n. [ OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hrīpa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald. ] A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. Spenser. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribaldish

a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribaldrous

a. Of a ribald quality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribaldry

n. [ OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie. ] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ribaldry of his conversation moved &unr_;stonishment even in that age. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Riban

n. See Ribbon. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Riband

n. See Ribbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Riband jasper (Min.), a variety of jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and green. [ 1913 Webster ]

Riband

n. (Naut.) See Rib-band. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribanded

a. Ribboned. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribaud

n. A ribald. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

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リバー

[riba-](n) (1) liver; (2) river#10354[Add to Longdo]

乗り場(P);乗場(P)

[のりば, noriba](n) place for boarding vehicles; (P)#12107[Add to Longdo]

リバイバル

[ribaibaru](n, vs) revival; (P)#13715[Add to Longdo]

リバウンド

[ribaundo](n, vs) rebound; (P)#14422[Add to Longdo]

売り場(P);売場

[うりば, uriba](n, adj-no) place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop); (P)#19564[Add to Longdo]

えも言われず;得も言われず

[えもいわれず, emoiwarezu](adj-f) (See えも言われぬ・えもいわれぬ) indescribable (in praise of something); exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable[Add to Longdo]

えも言われぬ;得も言われぬ

[えもいわれぬ, emoiwarenu](adj-f) indescribable (in praise of something); exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable[Add to Longdo]

がり版

[がりばん, gariban](n) mimeograph[Add to Longdo]

せせり箸;挵り箸(oK)

[せせりばし, seseribashi](n) poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)[Add to Longdo]

せりばんご

[seribango](n) ordinal number[Add to Longdo]

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リバースエンジニアリング

[りばーすえんじにありんぐ, riba-suenjiniaringu]reverse engineering[Add to Longdo]

リバース表示

[リバースひょうじ, riba-su hyouji]reverse video[Add to Longdo]

切りばり法

[きりばりほう, kiribarihou]gestalt method, a priori method[Add to Longdo]

売り場

[うりば, uriba]place where things are sold (a-no), point of sale (POS), salesfloor, counter (in shop)[Add to Longdo]

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