rabato

American  

[ruh-bah-toh, -bey-] / rəˈbɑ toʊ, -ˈbeɪ- /

Or rebato

noun

plural

rabatos

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.

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rabato British  

/ rəˈbɑːtəʊ /

noun

1. a wired or starched collar, often of intricate lace, that stood up at the back and sides: worn in the 17th century

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Etymology

Origin of rabato

1585–95; < French (obsolete) rabateau; rabat ¹

Example Sentences

When this is the English termination of a noun derived from a root not ending in -MENT, it becomes O, as:—Embarrass = embarasi, embarrassment = embaraso, rebate = rabati, rebatement = rabato.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George

"Why," he said, "did Margaret, in Much ado about Nothing, try to persuade Hero to wear her other rabato?"

From The Flight of the Shadow by MacDonald, George

Troth, I think your other rabato were better.

From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William