rabato
/rəˈbɑtoʊ/
noun
- A stiff, wide collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries, often made of lace or linen and supported by a wire frame.
- In history class, we learned that the rabato was a fashionable accessory in Elizabethan times.
- The museum displayed a delicate rabato made of fine lace.
- The portrait showed a noblewoman wearing an elaborate rabato around her neck.