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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