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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1733

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PATLET, n. Also patelet. A covering for the neck formerly worn by women, poss. a type of ruff or collar, a partlet.Sc. 1733 W. Thomson Orpheus Caled. I. 54:
I maun hae katlets and patlets And cam'rel-heeled shoon.

[O.Sc. patelet, id., a.1500, paitlatt, c.1500, ad. O.Fr. patelette, a band of material, part of a horse's bridle.]

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