[rab-ee, ruh-bat] 
| a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, esp. in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. |
[rab-uh
t] | a piece of unglazed and imperfectly fired pottery, used for polishing hard surfaces. |
[rah-baht, ruh-] | a seaport in and the capital of Morocco, in the NW part. 724,100. |
| ra·bat (rāb'ē, rə-bāt') n. A piece of cloth fitted to the collar and covering the shirt front, worn chiefly by Roman Catholic and Anglican clergy. [French, from Old French; see rebato.] |
| Ra·bat (rə-bät', rä-) The capital of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Casablanca. Settled in ancient times, it became a Muslim fortress c. 700. It is a minor port and has textile industries. Population: 1,620,000. |