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

Example Sentences

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

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

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 Earle, Alice Morse

But alas! a fair, white partlet has torn his crest out, and he shall crow no more.

From Hyperion by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

“There’s your new partlet, and Pen’s Sunday gown.”

From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.

Old Baucis stared a moment, Then tossed poor partlet on the green, And with a tone half jest, half spleen, Thus made her housewife's comment: 12.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various