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PLACKET
placket
(noun) a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
placket (plural plackets)
A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
(obsolete) A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.
(obsolete, slang, by extension) A woman.
(obsolete) A woman's pocket.
(historical) A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.
(historical) An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.
Synonym: placcate
Source: Wiktionary
Plack"et, n. Etym: [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard.]
1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole.
3. A woman's pocket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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