The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Reata \Re*a"ta\ (r[asl]*[aum]"t[.a]), n. [Sp.] A lariat. [1913 Webster] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):reata n 1: a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: lasso, lariat, riata, reata]