partlet

(pärt′lit)

noun

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

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

See partlet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A collared, usually ruffled covering for the neck and shoulders, popular in 16th-century Europe and worn especially by women.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of Middle English patelet

Origin: , from Old French patelete, band of cloth

Origin: , diminutive of pate, paw; see patois

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