Partlet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɑːtlÉ™t/

Origin unknown; perhaps a diminutive form of pert.

Full definition of partlet

Noun

1. (now rare, archaic) A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet). from 14th c.Dame Partlett, the hen. --Shak.

Origin unknown.

Noun

1. (now historical) A covering for the neck and upper chest, originally worn by both sexes, but later especially by women to cover a low neckline. from 16th c.
• 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 189:On 1 February 1505, he ordered a new set of clothes for prince: an arming doublet of black satin, with fashionable detachable sleeves, and with it an arming partlet or under-collar ….

Anagrams

• platter
• prattle