a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women
Working a witty combination of black feathered capelet, beaded flesh-coloured shelltop, black satin capri pants and pointy pumps, Watts reveals a serious fashion edge.
capelet in American English
(ˈkeiplɪt)
noun
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders
Word origin
[1910–15; cape1 + -let]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, cat and mouse, coverage, functionalism, insulin-let is a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the partof the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet)