partlet

[ pahrt-lit ]
/ ˈpɑrt lɪt /

noun

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

Origin of partlet

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

Words nearby partlet

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British Dictionary definitions for partlet

partlet
/ (ˈpɑːtlɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for partlet

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