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词汇 partlet
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Partlet1

noun ˈpɑːtlɪt
rare, archaic
  • Originally (more fully "Dame Partlet") a name traditionally applied to: a hen. More generally: a hen; (in extended use) a woman.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. Origin uncertain; perhaps humorously from pert + -elot, diminutive suffix, to resemble a (fictitious) Middle French female forename.

partlet2

noun ˈpɑːtlɪt
historical, archaic
  • An item of clothing worn over the neck and upper part of the chest, especially by women to cover a low décolletage. Also (occasionally): a bodice or chemisette.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament. Origin uncertain; perhaps alteration of patlet, or perhaps from Partlet, with reference to the feathers round the neck of some hens.

Partlet1

nounˈpɑːtlɪt
rare, archaic
  • Originally (more fully "Dame Partlet") a name traditionally applied to: a hen. More generally: a hen; (in extended use) a woman.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. Origin uncertain; perhaps humorously from pert + -elot, diminutive suffix, to resemble a (fictitious) Middle French female forename.

partlet2

nounˈpɑːtlɪt
historical, archaic
  • An item of clothing worn over the neck and upper part of the chest, especially by women to cover a low décolletage. Also (occasionally): a bodice or chemisette.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament. Origin uncertain; perhaps alteration of patlet, or perhaps from Partlet, with reference to the feathers round the neck of some hens.

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