Rabato
/ɹəˈbɑːtəʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.
"Margaret: Troth, I think your other rabato were better. Hero: No, pray thee, good Meg, I'll wear this. Margaret: By my troth's not so good; and I warrant your cousin will say so."
- 2 a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century wordnet
Example
More examples"Margaret: Troth, I think your other rabato were better. Hero: No, pray thee, good Meg, I'll wear this. Margaret: By my troth's not so good; and I warrant your cousin will say so."
Etymology
From French rabat.