rabato

A falling band; a collar turned over upon the shoulders, or supported in a horizontal position like a ruff.

A wire or other stiffener used to hold this band in place.

A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.

Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.

a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century