partlet

American  

[pahrt-lit] / ˈpɑrt lɪt /

noun

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

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partlet British  

/ ˈpɑːtlɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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Example Sentences

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partlet

The angels minister to the tyrants; or the gentle, hen-pecked husband cowers before the superior partlet.

From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by William Makepeace Thackeray

The pinched partlet made a fine undergarment for the slashed doublet.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle

It was said that the "pinched partlet and puffed sleeves" of a courtier would easily make a lad a doublet and cloak.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle

Then he goes on to say that a partlet may be goodness knows what else.

From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Another quaint term, already obsolete when the Mayflower sailed, was partlet.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle

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