noun🔗ShareColleretteStiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff."The actor struggled to keep his head straight under the heavy, starched rabato that was part of his Elizabethan costume. "L'acteur avait du mal à garder la tête droite sous la lourde collerette amidonnée qui faisait partie de son costume élisabéthain.appearancewearstylehistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading