partlets
partlets is the plural of partlet.
Meaning of partlet
Noun (1)
partlet (plural partlets)
- A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).
- How now, dame Partlett the hen?c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Noun (2)
partlet (plural partlets)
- A covering for the neck and upper chest, originally worn by both sexes, but later especially by women to cover a low neckline.
- On 1 February 1505, he ordered a new set of clothes for prince: an arming doublet of black satin, with fashionable detachable sleeves, and with it an arming partlet or under-collar […]2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 189
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- Partlets is the plural of partlet.
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