Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partlet

/ˈpɑːtlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: part-let
IPA: /ˈpɑːtlət/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).

Archaic

noun

A covering for the neck and upper chest, originally worn by both sexes, but later especially by women to cover a low neckline.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"How now, dame Partlett the hen?"
"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 […]"
"A black witch known as Mother She was going along Front Street toward the store, a frail bent shape in black partlet with cane laboring brokenly through the heat."

Etymology

Origin unknown; perhaps a diminutive form of pert, or from its habit of ruffling the feathers round its neck; see Etymology 2 below.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɑːtlət/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

partlets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce partlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑːtlət/.
What does partlet mean?: A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).
Where does partlet come from?: Origin unknown; perhaps a diminutive form of pert, or from its habit of ruffling the feathers round its neck; see Etymology 2 below.

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