rabatos

Variant of rabato

rabato definition

ra·bato (rə bāt′ō, -bät′-)

noun pl. rabatos -·tos

a large linen or lace collar of the 16th and 17th cent., worn up at the back or turned down so as to fall over the shoulders

Etymology: altered < MFr, a turning down < rabattre: see rebate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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