Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A stiff flaring collar wired to stand up at the back of the head, worn by men and women in the 16th and early 17th century.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as rabato.
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative form of rabato.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Same as rabato.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century
Etymologies
- Obsolete French rebateau, alteration of French rabat, from Old French, from rabattre, to turn down again, reduce; see rebate1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In the same play we find Margaret objecting to her mistress's wearing a certain rebato (_a large plaited ruff_), on the morning of her wedding: may not this be intended to relate to the fact that Margaret had dressed in her mistress's clothes the night before?”
A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare
“Mar. Troth I thinke your other rebato were better.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘rebato’.
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Quirkstyle
Fashion elegance, oddities, styles, and cool garments.
tatterdemalion, froufrou, gingham, argyle, corset, hoop skirt, pantaloons, bloomers, jaunty, seersucker, twill, ganguro and 126 more...
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Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabinet
Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
zeugma, ziggurat, xiphoid, xeric, whizgigging, whangdoodle, viviparous, vivific, vinolent, verjuice, vellicate, velleity and 1193 more...
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new acquisitions
found in the wild (i.e., not on Wordie!)
samara, indehiscent, paschal, rogation, wen, rete, diriment, epicene, duramen, euhemerism, objurgate, canaille and 429 more...
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Fit to Be Tied
Ties and other neckwear.
tie, necktie, cravat, ascot, dickey, scarf, bowtie, bolo tie, string tie, steenkirk, keffiyeh, stock and 36 more...
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