partlet means A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
partlet is pronounced /ˈpɑːtlət/.
Etymology
Origin unknown; perhaps a diminutive form of pert, or from its habit of ruffling the feathers round its neck; see Etymology 2 below.
noun
- A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).“How now, dame Partlett the hen?”
- 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 […]”