It's another spelling for "pleat" and I assume may mean a partial lining
in a specific area.
Fran
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On 6/28/2010 10:18 AM, Kimiko Small wrote:
Hi all,
I was hoping some folks here might have some insight into a new term (to me)
that was in an inventory item for Queen Mary Tudor's wardrobe accounts (c.1554).
[30] "Item for lyning of a peire of pleites of a frenche Gowne of crymsen
Satten"
What is a 'peire of pleites'?? There is a similar entry at 32, again for a
French gown but with 'Murrey vellat' instead of crymsen satten.
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