rebato

American

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

noun

plural

rebatos

a variant of rabato.

rebato British

/ rəˈbɑːtəʊ /

noun

a variant spelling of rabato

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I should just put you in a decent, neat corset, with a white satin gown, puffed with crimson velvet, a velvet hood lined with white satin, a girdle of gold and pearls, crimson stockings, white satin slippers, a lace rebato, and a pearl necklace.

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This collar, called a standing-band, when turned down was known as a falling-band or a rebato.

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You see I am hangd after the truest fashion: three hats, and two glasses, bobbing upon em, two rebato wires upon my breast, a capcase by my side, a brush at my back, an Almanack in my pocket, and three ballats in my Codpiece: nay, I am the true picture of a Common servingman.

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