'Partlet' definitions:

Definition of 'Partlet'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. "Dame Partlett, the hen." --Shak. [1913 Webster]