Rīg'ging, n.

n. Dress; tackle; especially, the ropes which support the masts, extend and contract the sails, &c., of a ship.

Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, &c., such as braces, sheets, halliards, clew-lines, and the like.—Standing rigging, the shrouds and stays.