RABATO

rabato, rebato

(noun) a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century

REBATO

rabato, rebato

(noun) a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

rabato (plural rabatos or rabatoes)

Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.

Anagrams

• Tabora, abator, robata

Source: Wiktionary


Ra*ba"to (ra*ba"to), n. [F. rabat, fr. rabattre. See Rabate.]

Definition: A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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