[pahrt-lit] 
| a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century. |
| part·let (pärt'lĭt) n. A collared, usually ruffled covering for the neck and shoulders, popular in 16th-century Europe and worn especially by women. [Alteration of Middle English patelet, from Old French patelete, band of cloth, diminutive of pate, paw; see patois.] |