[Fr.]
1. A complete outfit of garments, toilet articles, and bedding for a new-born child.
1874. Princess Alice, Mem., 26 April (1884), 321. Let me thank you for the present towards the layettea most kind assistance.
2. (See quot.)
1885. Farrow, Mil. Encycl., Layette, A three-sided tray used to carry powder from one mortar to another in powder-mills.