The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rebated cross
Rebate \Re*bate"\ (r[-e]*b[=a]t"), v. t. [F. rebattre to beat again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]
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To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.
--Shak. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
--Blount.-
To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting of prices.
Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.