From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Partlet \Part"let\, noun [Dim. of part.]
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. [Obs.] --Fuller.
2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. ''Dame Partlett, the hen.'' --Shak.
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