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Rabato

Rabato \Ra*ba"to\ (r[.a]*b[=a]"t[-o]), n. [F. rabat, fr. rabattre. See Rabate.] A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. [Obs.]
--Shak.

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rabato

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

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rabato

  1. n. a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century [syn: rebato]

  2. [also: rabatos (pl)]

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The scalloped lace of the stiff ivory collar was a smaller version of the rabato that Queen Elizabeth of England had been fond of wearing during her reign.