PARTLET

partlet. Partlet, n. a hen, ruff for the neck, loose collar

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Part″let (?), n. [[Dim. of part.]] 1. 1. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but later by women alone; a ruff. Fuller.
2. 2. A hen; — so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. “Dame Partlett, the hen.” Shak.