[ruh-bah-toh, -bey-] 
| 1. | a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back. |
| 2. | a stiff frame of wire or wood worn in the 17th century as a support for a ruff or stand-up collar. |
| ra·ba·to (rə-bä'tō) n. Variant of rebato. |
| re·ba·to (rĭ-bä'tō) n. pl. re·ba·tos also ra·ba·tos A stiff flaring collar wired to stand up at the back of the head, worn by men and women in the 16th and early 17th century. [Obsolete French rebateau, alteration of French rabat, from Old French, from rabattre, to turn down again, reduce; see rebate1.] |
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