Partlet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Partlet \Part"let\, n. [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.
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     2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.
        "Dame Partlett, the hen." --Shak.
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