noun
placket
Placket (noun) means an opening in a piece of clothing that gives access to a pocket or fastening.
noun
1
An opening in a piece of clothing that gives access to a pocket or fastening.
"When the placket of his shirt gave way, the stones tore freely into the skin on his chest and back, and he no longer imagined Lucy Hartley enjoying his guitar serenades—he wondered if he would get to the roof alive."
— Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil (2001)
"Dislike dressing together. Nicked myself shaving. Biting her nether lip, hooking the placket of her skirt."
— James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)
2
A petticoat, especially one worn under another petticoat.
3
A pocket in a woman's garment.
4
A leather jacket reinforced with metal strips.
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Etymology
This is either a variant of placard, or a borrowing from Middle French plaquette (“metal plate”), from plaquer (“to lay or clap on”); see placard.
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What is the meaning of placket?
"placket" (noun) means an opening in a piece of clothing that gives access to a pocket or fastening.
What are the different meanings of placket?
"placket" has 3 main meanings: 1. An opening in a piece of clothing that gives access to a pocket or fastening; 2. A petticoat, especially one worn under another petticoat; 3. A pocket in a woman's garment.
