partlet

[ pahrt-lit ]

noun
  1. a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.

Origin of partlet

1
1510–20; unexplained variant of late Middle English patelet<Middle French patelette strip of cloth, band, literally, little paw, equivalent to Old French pate paw + -lete-let

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partlet

/ (ˈpɑːtlɪt) /


noun
  1. a woman's garment covering the neck and shoulders, worn esp during the 16th century

Origin of partlet

1
C16: a variant of Middle English patelet strip of cloth, from Middle French patelette

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