partlet


part·let

P0089500 (pärt′lĭt)n. A collared, usually ruffled covering for the neck and shoulders, popular in Europe in the 1500s and worn especially by women.
[Alteration of Middle English patelet, from Old French patelete, band of cloth, diminutive of pate, paw; see patois.]

partlet

(ˈpɑːtlɪt) n (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's garment covering the neck and shoulders, worn esp during the 16th century[C16: a variant of Middle English patelet strip of cloth, from Middle French patelette]

part•let

(ˈpɑrt lɪt)

n. a garment for the neck and shoulders, usu. having a collar, worn in the 16th century. [1510–20; alter. of late Middle English patelet < Middle French patelette strip of cloth, band, literally, little paw]