Associations to the word «Partlet»

Wiktionary

PARTLET, noun. (now rare) (archaic) A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet). [from 14th c.]
PARTLET, noun. (now historical or archaic) A covering for the neck and upper chest, originally worn by both sexes, but later especially by women to cover a low neckline. [from 16th c.]

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.