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Webster 1913 Edition
Rabato
Ra-ba′to
(rȧ-bā′tō̍)
, Noun.
A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rabato
RABA'TO
,Noun.
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English
Noun
rabato (plural rabatos or rabatoes)
- Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 4
- MARGARET. Troth, I think your other rabato were better.
- HERO. No, pray thee, good Meg, I'll wear this.
- MARGARET. By my troth's not so good; and I warrant your cousin will say so.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 4