re|ba|to

re|ba|to «ruh BAH toh», noun, plural -toes.

a stiff collar of lace worn by both men and women, especially in western Europe and England, from about 1590 to 1630.

╂[alteration of French, Old French rabat, or < obsolete French rabateau < rebatre; see etym. under rebate¹, verb (Cf. ↑rebate)]