partlet
Sign in to savethumb|Market woman wearing a black partlet with a white lining over a reddish kirtle, Netherlandish, 1567. A partlet (or partlett) was a 16th-century fashion accessory. The partlet was a sleeveless garment worn over the neck and shoulders, either worn over a dress or worn to fill in a low neckline.
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thumb|Market woman wearing a black partlet with a white lining over a reddish kirtle, Netherlandish, 1567. A partlet (or partlett) was a 16th-century fashion accessory. The partlet was a sleeveless garment worn over the neck and shoulders, either worn over a dress or worn to fill in a low neckline.
The earliest partlets appeared in European fashion late in the 15th century. Comments on a miniature dated to note a Flemish style of partlet in that period. The English word "partlet" dates from at least 1515.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “partlet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.