partlet

[ pahrt-lit ]

/ ˈpɑrt lɪt /

noun

a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.

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

Words nearby partlet

partition, partition chromatography, partition coefficient, partition line, partitive, partlet, partly, part music, partner, partners, partners' desk

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Example sentences from the Web for partlet

Fairholt, who is very good in many ways, puts down in his glossary, ‘Partlet: A gorget for women.’
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
Antiquarian research has, as it often does, muddled us as to the meaning of the word ‘partlet.’
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
Sir Marmaduke enters with Mrs. Partlet, the venerable pew-opener, on his arm and announces his intention of marrying her.
The Standard Light Operas|George Upton
Hold your peace, dame Partlet, and leave your cackling; my master charged me to stand centry without doors.
Dryden's Works (8 of 18): Amphitryon; King Arthur; Cleomenes; Love Triumphant|John Dryden

She wore raised cloth of gold, and round her thin throat was a partlet or collar of emeralds.
House of Torment|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for partlet

partlet

/ (ˈpɑːtlɪt) /

noun

a woman's garment covering the neck and shoulders, worn esp during the 16th century

Word Origin for partlet

C16: a variant of Middle English patelet strip of cloth, from Middle French patelette

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单词	partlet
释义	partlet [ pahrt-lit ] / ˈpɑrt lɪt / noun a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century. 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 Words nearby partlet partition, partition chromatography, partition coefficient, partition line, partitive, partlet, partly, part music, partner, partners, partners' desk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for partlet Fairholt, who is very good in many ways, puts down in his glossary, ‘Partlet: A gorget for women.’ English Costume\|Dion Clayton Calthrop Antiquarian research has, as it often does, muddled us as to the meaning of the word ‘partlet.’ English Costume\|Dion Clayton Calthrop Sir Marmaduke enters with Mrs. Partlet, the venerable pew-opener, on his arm and announces his intention of marrying her. The Standard Light Operas\|George Upton Hold your peace, dame Partlet, and leave your cackling; my master charged me to stand centry without doors. Dryden's Works (8 of 18): Amphitryon; King Arthur; Cleomenes; Love Triumphant\|John Dryden She wore raised cloth of gold, and round her thin throat was a partlet or collar of emeralds. House of Torment\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull British Dictionary definitions for partlet partlet / (ˈpɑːtlɪt) / noun a woman's garment covering the neck and shoulders, worn esp during the 16th century Word Origin for partlet C16: a variant of Middle English patelet strip of cloth, from Middle French patelette Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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