रीति [ rīti ] [ rītí ] f. going , motion , course Lit. RV.

  a stream , current Lit. ib.

  a streak , line , row Lit. PārGṛ. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Naish.

  limit , boundary (= [ sīman ] ) Lit. L.

  general course or way , usage , custom , practice , method , manner Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās. Lit. Sarvad.

  natural propensity or disposition Lit. L.

  style of speaking or writing , diction ( three are usually enumerated , viz. [ vaidarbhī ] , [ gauḍī ] , [ pāñcālī ] , to which a fourth is sometimes added , viz. [ lāṭikā ] , and even a fifth and sixth , viz. [ āvantikā ] or [ yāvantikā ] and [ māgadhī ] ) Lit. Vām. Lit. Kāvyâd. Lit. Sāh.

  yellow or pale brass , bell-metal Lit. Rājat. Lit. Kathās.

  rust of iron Lit. L.

  scoria or oxide formed on metals by exposure to heat and air Lit. L.