partlet

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɑːtlət/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet). archaic
    — How now, dame Partlett the hen?
  2. A covering for the neck and upper chest, originally worn by both sexes, but later especially by women to cover a low neckline. archaic,historical
    — 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 […]

词形变化

partlets plural partlets plural

词源

词源 1
Origin unknown; perhaps a diminutive form of pert, or from its habit of ruffling the feathers round its neck; see Etymology 2 below.
词源 2
Origin unknown. Possibly from the mediaeval French name Pertelote.
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