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Placket

Placket Meaning & Definition
Placket Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Placket?

[n] a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

Synonyms | Synonyms for Placket:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Placket: air hole | armhole | blowhole | bullet-hole | bunghole | cringle | deadeye | eye | eyelet | gasket | grommet | guide | keyhole | knothole | loop | loophole | manhole | mousehole | peephole | pigeonhole | pinhole | placket hole | porthole | punch-hole | spiracle | tap | vent | venthole

See Also | piece of cloth | piece of material | skirt

Placket In Webster's Dictionary

\Plack"et\, n. [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.

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