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partlet definition

part·let (pärt′lit)

noun

a covering for the neck and upper chest, worn chiefly by women in the 16th cent.

Etymology: earlier patelet < MFr patelette, band of stuff, orig., dim. of pate, a paw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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