Chapter Richarda to Right as a Trivet of R by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

the words Reg. Maria as part of the legend.
    Billon is mixed metal for coinage, especially silver largely alloyed with copper.

Rigadoon A French figure-dance invented by Isaac Rigadon.

“And Isaac's Rigadoon shall live as long
As Raphael's painting, or as Virgil's song.”
Jenyns: Art of Dancing, canto ii.

Rigdum Funnidos in Carey's burlesque of Chrononhotonthologos.
   Rigdum Funnidos. A sobriquet given by Sir Walter Scott to John Ballantyne, his publisher. So called because he was full of fun. (1776- 1821.)

“A quick, active, intrepid little fellow, ... full of fun and merriment, ... all over quaintness and humorous mimicry, ... a keen and skilful devotee of all manner of field-sports from fox-hunting to badger-baiting inclusive.”- Lockhart.

Right Foot Put the shoe on the right foot first. The twelfth symbol of the Protreptics of Iamblichus. This audition is preserved in our word “awkward,” which means “left-handed” (awke, the left hand), seen also in the French gauche. Pythagoras meant to teach that his disciples should walk discreetly and wisely, not basely and feebly or gauchely.

Right Foot Foremost In Rome a boy was stationed at the door of a mansion to caution visitors not to cross the threshold with their left foot, which would have been an ill omen.

Right Hand The right-hand side of the Speaker, meaning the Ministerial benches. In the French Legislative Assembly the right meant the Monarchy men. In the National Convention the Girondists were called the right hand, because they occupied the Ministerial benches.

Right as a Trivet The trivet is a metallic plate-stand with three legs. Some fasten to the fender and are designed to hold the plate of hot toast, etc. (Anglo-Saxon, thryfot, three-foot, tripod.)