rabat
1a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
Origin of rabat
1- Also called rabbi.
Other definitions for rabat (2 of 3)
a piece of unglazed and imperfectly fired pottery, used for polishing hard surfaces.
Origin of rabat
2Other definitions for Rabat (3 of 3)
a seaport in and the capital of Morocco, in the NW part.
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How to use rabat in a sentence
We are a long way off the wigs and rabats, it will be seen; but we have got a clue to the secret.
On the left of the dock are scores of barristers in their black gowns and white rabats, including one or two women-barristers.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rabat
/ (rəˈbɑːt) /
the capital of Morocco, in the northwest on the Atlantic coast, served by the port of Salé: became a military centre in the 12th century and a Corsair republic in the 17th century. Pop: 673 000 (2003)
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