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Partlet1|ˈpɑːtlɪt|
Forms: 4–5 Pertelot(e, 5 Pertilot(e, 7– Partlet.
[a. OF. Pertelote, a female proper name.]
A word used as the proper name of any hen, often Dame Partlet; also applied, like ‘hen’, to a woman.
c1386Chaucer Nun's Pr. T. 50 Seuene hennes..Of whiche the faireste hewed on hire throte Was cleped faire damoysele Pertelote. 1481Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 31 Chantecler the cock, pertelot wyth alle theyr children. 1513Douglas æneis xii. Prol. 159 Phebus red fowle..Hys wifis, Toppa and Pertelok, hym by. 1607W. Yonge Diary 11 June (Camden) 14, I saw a partlet slain therewith [by a thunder shower]. 1611Shakes. Wint. T. ii. iii. 75 Thou dotard, thou art woman-tyr'd: vnroosted By thy dame Partlet heere. 1746H. Walpole Let. to G. Montagu 22 May, The partlets have not laid since I went. a1845Hood Tale of Trumpet xliii, Like the call of Partlett to gather her young. 1885Punch 13 June (Forward Boy), Do you think an old Partlet who's taken to preaching Is like to be heard? |