rabato a kind of ruff or band (Fr. rabbat), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, iii. 4. 6.
“Menage saith it comes from rabbattre, to put back, because it was at first nothing but the collar of
the shirt or shift turned back towards the shoulders”
(T. HAWKINS)
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A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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