PLACKET


Meaning of PLACKET in English

/plak"it/ , n.

1. the opening or slit at the top of a skirt, or in a dress or blouse, that facilitates putting it on and taking it off.

2. a pocket, esp. one in a woman's skirt.

3. Archaic.

a. a petticoat.

b. a woman.

[ 1595-1605; var. of placard breastplate plaquier to plate placken to patch; cf. PLAQUE ]

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