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A form of rabato — Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.

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nounrebato (plural rebatos or rebatoes)

plural rebatos · plural rebatoes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rabato.

    Why do they crown themselves with gold and silver, use coronets and tires of several fashions, deck themselves with pendants, bracelets, ear-rings, chains, girdles, rings, pins, spangles, embroideries, shadows, rebatoes, […]

    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC

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nouna wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebato,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebato.

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