placketn.¹

Brit.

/ˈplakɪt/, U.S.

/ˈplækət/

Forms: 1500s plackett, 1500s placquet, 1500s– placket, 1600s plackit, 1700s plaquet; Scottish pre-1700 plackett, pre-1700 plaquet, pre-1700 1700s– placket.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: placard n.

Etymology: Probably a variant of placard n. Perhaps compare Middle French plaquette thin plate of metal (see placard n.), Anglo-Norman plakett edict, ordinance (also lettre plakett ; 14th cent. or earlier). Compare also later placate n.

I. A piece or panel of clothing.

1. An apron or underskirt; (by metonymy) a woman. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt

gorea1250

coat1393

skirta1400

placket1547

vasquine1553

petticoata1586

vascay1609

jupe1825

jupon1851

skirty1922

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > apron

barm-clothc1000

barm-hatrec1300

apron1307

belly-cheat1608

base1613

placket1661

belly-piece1689

flag1851

fig leaf1891

1547 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 249 A neyther garmente from the gyrdell downe blewe and whyte bawdkyn garded with golde stole woorke the fore plackett greane Tylsett.

1590 in F. G. Emmison Elizabethan Life (1973) (modernized text) II. 14 Elizabeth Potter Of Peldon was found with her placket down.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 19 The curse depending on those that warre for a placket .

a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Sss2^v/2 Not halfe so troublesome as you are to your self sir; Was that brave heart made to pant for a placket.

1661 W. K. Conf. Charac., Old Hording Hag (1860) 88 The extent of her placket is alwayes lower than her smock, and that comes but an inch lower than her navel.

1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 13 Eve, the Mother of Jilts..pretended to modesty and fell a making Plackets presently.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Placket, the fore-part of a Woman's Petticoat or Shift.

1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote iv. xiv. 244 Because the Meal from off his Jacket Should not be seen upon her Placket.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake vi. 249 Our vicar thus preaches—and why should he not? For the dues of his cure are the placket and pot.

1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. 493 A farthingale and placket [Sp. saboyanas de seda] instead of her grey petticoat.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Sept. 1069/1 The acta are in fact in the main a chronicle of plackets and chambering.

2. An opening or slit in a garment which enables the wearer to put it on or which gives access to a pocket; spec. (now historical) an opening in a woman's skirt or underskirt, esp. as offering a man the opportunity for sexual activity; (hence, in extended use) the vagina. Now archaic and rare.In quot. 1595, perhaps overlapping with sense 1, a woman.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina

quaintc1330

quivera1382

tailc1390

mousetrapc1500

cunnigar1550

placket1595

buttonhole1600

bumble broth1602

touch-hole1602

case1606

keyhole1607

vagina1612

nicka1625

nunquam satis1633

lock1640

twat1656

cockpit1658

Whitechapel portion?1695

tuzzy-muzzy1710

niche1749

can1772

bumbo1774

fuckhole1893

jelly roll1895

mole-catcher1896

manhole1916

vag1967

stank1980

pum-pum1983

punani1987

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > slit

placket1595

placate1598

fent1611

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > opening or slit

fentc1430

placket1595

1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iii. iii. 65 O codpeece, thou hast done thy maister! This it is to be medling with warme plackets.

1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. D2 ^v And lust doe vncase, From the placket to the pappe.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 88 Keepe thy foote out of brothell, thy hand out of placket .

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Little French Lawyer v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. L^v/1 Keep thy hand from thy sword, and from thy Laundresse placket.

1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 230 I got all, to her very plackit.

1709 Brit. Apollo 29 June–1 July She's..Well pleas'd with her Cull in her Placket.

1716 E. Ward St. Paul's Church 31 Waterlane—Whores with gaping Plackets.

1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 19 And Madge had a Ribbon hung down to her Placket.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xviii. 311 Teresa Panza..came forth..with a grey petticoat, so short that it seemed to have been cut close to the placket.

1980 Maledicta 4 191 Names [for the penis] derived from the slang terms for the female parts. Thus..the placket-racket engages with the placket.

†3. = placate n. 4; cf. placard n. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > breast- or back-plate

placard1481

placket1626

placate1632

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 Braded plackets for brests of defence.

1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 21 The breast-piece [of the cuirass] was occasionally strengthened by an additional plate called a Plaquet.

4. A pocket, esp. one in a woman's skirt or dress. Also figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [noun]

pocketc1450

pokea1616

placket1655

sack1699

sock1699

groper1789

kick1851

jewel bag1853

jewellery bag1855

sky rocket1887

sky1890

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > pocket

placard1549

placket1655

1655 J. Phillips Satyr against Hypocrites 17 An old woman..Draws a Strong-water bottle from her placket; Well heated with her flesh, she takes a sup.

1663 J. Heath Hist. Cromwell 15 Which instrument of his, as was said, was found in my Lady Lamberts placket.

1672 J. Lacy Old Troop i. i. 3 Search for Letters in a wenches Placket?

1820 L. Hunt Indicator (1822) No. 60 II. 62 In a placket at her side is an old enamelled watch.

1841 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany (1844) III. 186 The coupé was occupied by a substantial burgher, with his placket at his side, and his pipe for ever at his mouth.

1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. v. 122 What meaneth this epistle..I pick from out thy placket and peruse?

1912 H. Church Poems ix. 175 Time will give From his full placket kind medicinal oil To soothe the spirit inflamed.

5. A panel or flap of material covering the opening of a garment, and (occasionally) the fastenings.

ΚΠ

1921 W. Burr Rural Organization iii. v. 237 The home demonstration agent made paper models for plackets, bound buttonholes, slot pockets and one or two other of the more complicated finishing stunts.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 67 Hooking the placket of her skirt.

1971 C. Dale Dark Corner v. 90 Errol threw back the bedclothes, set his feet on the floor and slowly stood up, hitching his pyjama trousers round him. The placket fell open and he adjusted it.

1978 K. Gordon Emerald Peacock i. 17 She put a hand to the placket of her dress, which crackled faintly as she touched the hidden pocket beneath it.

1990 Family Album Catal. Spring–Summer 74 Rugby shirt. Woven collar, button placket and front print.

†II. An official or public document.

6. = placard n. 4a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > document which permits or authorizes

placard1482

warranta1513

placket1571

placate1572

licence1598

permission1607

purwanah1619

permit1649

furlougha1658

legitimation1660

chitty1698

chop1699

cedula1724

ticket of leave1732

chit1757

stiff1892

1571 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1903) III. 615 [A request to procure a] placket [of the Queen for transporting horses from England].

1587 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1838) II. 336 He would give him the placquet and money to buy the best [horses] he could find.

7. Scottish. = placard n. 5. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > placarding, postering, or billing > a placard, notice, or bill

bill1480

placard1560

ticket1567

pancart1577

affix1589

si quis1597

affiche1602

placketa1605

programme1633

programmaa1661

advertisement1692

clap-bill1699

handbill1718

daybill1731

show bill?a1750

notice1766

play-card1778

card1787

posting bill1788

poster1818

sticker1862

flyer1889

paper1896

a1605 R. Birrel Diarey 8 in J. G. Dalyell Fragm. of Scotish Hist. (1798) Ther wes [in 1567] daily placketts or challenges sett upone the Abby yett of Holyroudhous.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1593 Passionate Morrice sig. H2^v As he crackt her placket lace.

?1680 T. Jordan Muses Melody sig. [ ]2 Why dost thou search thy trunks and chests? as if It should be possible the Placket-theif Could get in there.

1944 Troy Rec. 22 Jan. 10/4 Bright plaid part wool suit with rayon lined jacket and zipper placket shirt.

1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 3 a/3 (advt.) Save now on men's placket collar short sleeve shirts with co-ordinating belt loop flare leg slacks in easy-care 100 per cent polyester.

1990 Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 111 (caption) Cotton jersey dress by Jump, with placket-front, drop-waist and full skirt.

C2.

placket hole n. now historical an opening in the outer skirt to give access to the pocket, purse, etc., within; cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > pocket > opening for

placket hole1762

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. i. 16 Are not trouse, and placket-holes, and pump-handles—and spigots and faucets, in danger still, from the same association?

1898 Westm. Gaz. 17 Mar. 3/2 The concealing of the placket hole is quite an object just now.

1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 167/2 These pockets, tied on round the waist under the dress, were reached through the placket hole.

1973 Eighteenth-Cent. Stud. 6 502 Whether talking his way into Rousseau's presence or fumbling in placket holes in obscure alleys, he [sc. Boswell] is always an entertaining figure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	placket
释义	placketn.¹ Brit. /ˈplakɪt/, U.S. /ˈplækət/ Forms: 1500s plackett, 1500s placquet, 1500s– placket, 1600s plackit, 1700s plaquet; Scottish pre-1700 plackett, pre-1700 plaquet, pre-1700 1700s– placket. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: placard n. Etymology: Probably a variant of placard n. Perhaps compare Middle French plaquette thin plate of metal (see placard n.), Anglo-Norman plakett edict, ordinance (also lettre plakett ; 14th cent. or earlier). Compare also later placate n. I. A piece or panel of clothing. 1. An apron or underskirt; (by metonymy) a woman. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt gorea1250 coat1393 skirta1400 placket1547 vasquine1553 petticoata1586 vascay1609 jupe1825 jupon1851 skirty1922 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > apron barm-clothc1000 barm-hatrec1300 apron1307 belly-cheat1608 base1613 placket1661 belly-piece1689 flag1851 fig leaf1891 1547 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 249 A neyther garmente from the gyrdell downe blewe and whyte bawdkyn garded with golde stole woorke the fore plackett greane Tylsett. 1590 in F. G. Emmison Elizabethan Life (1973) (modernized text) II. 14 Elizabeth Potter Of Peldon was found with her placket down. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 19 The curse depending on those that warre for a placket . View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Sss2^v/2 Not halfe so troublesome as you are to your self sir; Was that brave heart made to pant for a placket. 1661 W. K. Conf. Charac., Old Hording Hag (1860) 88 The extent of her placket is alwayes lower than her smock, and that comes but an inch lower than her navel. 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 13 Eve, the Mother of Jilts..pretended to modesty and fell a making Plackets presently. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Placket, the fore-part of a Woman's Petticoat or Shift. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote iv. xiv. 244 Because the Meal from off his Jacket Should not be seen upon her Placket. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake vi. 249 Our vicar thus preaches—and why should he not? For the dues of his cure are the placket and pot. 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. 493 A farthingale and placket [Sp. saboyanas de seda] instead of her grey petticoat. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Sept. 1069/1 The acta are in fact in the main a chronicle of plackets and chambering. 2. An opening or slit in a garment which enables the wearer to put it on or which gives access to a pocket; spec. (now historical) an opening in a woman's skirt or underskirt, esp. as offering a man the opportunity for sexual activity; (hence, in extended use) the vagina. Now archaic and rare.In quot. 1595, perhaps overlapping with sense 1, a woman. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina quaintc1330 quivera1382 tailc1390 mousetrapc1500 cunnigar1550 placket1595 buttonhole1600 bumble broth1602 touch-hole1602 case1606 keyhole1607 vagina1612 nicka1625 nunquam satis1633 lock1640 twat1656 cockpit1658 Whitechapel portion?1695 tuzzy-muzzy1710 niche1749 can1772 bumbo1774 fuckhole1893 jelly roll1895 mole-catcher1896 manhole1916 vag1967 stank1980 pum-pum1983 punani1987 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > slit placket1595 placate1598 fent1611 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > opening or slit fentc1430 placket1595 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iii. iii. 65 O codpeece, thou hast done thy maister! This it is to be medling with warme plackets. 1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. D2 ^v And lust doe vncase, From the placket to the pappe. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 88 Keepe thy foote out of brothell, thy hand out of placket . View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Little French Lawyer v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. L^v/1 Keep thy hand from thy sword, and from thy Laundresse placket. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 230 I got all, to her very plackit. 1709 Brit. Apollo 29 June–1 July She's..Well pleas'd with her Cull in her Placket. 1716 E. Ward St. Paul's Church 31 Waterlane—Whores with gaping Plackets. 1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 19 And Madge had a Ribbon hung down to her Placket. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xviii. 311 Teresa Panza..came forth..with a grey petticoat, so short that it seemed to have been cut close to the placket. 1980 Maledicta 4 191 Names [for the penis] derived from the slang terms for the female parts. Thus..the placket-racket engages with the placket. †3. = placate n. 4; cf. placard n. 1a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > breast- or back-plate placard1481 placket1626 placate1632 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 Braded plackets for brests of defence. 1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 21 The breast-piece [of the cuirass] was occasionally strengthened by an additional plate called a Plaquet. 4. A pocket, esp. one in a woman's skirt or dress. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [noun] pocketc1450 pokea1616 placket1655 sack1699 sock1699 groper1789 kick1851 jewel bag1853 jewellery bag1855 sky rocket1887 sky1890 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > pocket placard1549 placket1655 1655 J. Phillips Satyr against Hypocrites 17 An old woman..Draws a Strong-water bottle from her placket; Well heated with her flesh, she takes a sup. 1663 J. Heath Hist. Cromwell 15 Which instrument of his, as was said, was found in my Lady Lamberts placket. 1672 J. Lacy Old Troop i. i. 3 Search for Letters in a wenches Placket? 1820 L. Hunt Indicator (1822) No. 60 II. 62 In a placket at her side is an old enamelled watch. 1841 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany (1844) III. 186 The coupé was occupied by a substantial burgher, with his placket at his side, and his pipe for ever at his mouth. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. v. 122 What meaneth this epistle..I pick from out thy placket and peruse? 1912 H. Church Poems ix. 175 Time will give From his full placket kind medicinal oil To soothe the spirit inflamed. 5. A panel or flap of material covering the opening of a garment, and (occasionally) the fastenings. ΚΠ 1921 W. Burr Rural Organization iii. v. 237 The home demonstration agent made paper models for plackets, bound buttonholes, slot pockets and one or two other of the more complicated finishing stunts. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 67 Hooking the placket of her skirt. 1971 C. Dale Dark Corner v. 90 Errol threw back the bedclothes, set his feet on the floor and slowly stood up, hitching his pyjama trousers round him. The placket fell open and he adjusted it. 1978 K. Gordon Emerald Peacock i. 17 She put a hand to the placket of her dress, which crackled faintly as she touched the hidden pocket beneath it. 1990 Family Album Catal. Spring–Summer 74 Rugby shirt. Woven collar, button placket and front print. †II. An official or public document. 6. = placard n. 4a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > document which permits or authorizes placard1482 warranta1513 placket1571 placate1572 licence1598 permission1607 purwanah1619 permit1649 furlougha1658 legitimation1660 chitty1698 chop1699 cedula1724 ticket of leave1732 chit1757 stiff1892 1571 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1903) III. 615 [A request to procure a] placket [of the Queen for transporting horses from England]. 1587 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1838) II. 336 He would give him the placquet and money to buy the best [horses] he could find. 7. Scottish. = placard n. 5. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > placarding, postering, or billing > a placard, notice, or bill bill1480 placard1560 ticket1567 pancart1577 affix1589 si quis1597 affiche1602 placketa1605 programme1633 programmaa1661 advertisement1692 clap-bill1699 handbill1718 daybill1731 show bill?a1750 notice1766 play-card1778 card1787 posting bill1788 poster1818 sticker1862 flyer1889 paper1896 a1605 R. Birrel Diarey 8 in J. G. Dalyell Fragm. of Scotish Hist. (1798) Ther wes [in 1567] daily placketts or challenges sett upone the Abby yett of Holyroudhous. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1593 Passionate Morrice sig. H2^v As he crackt her placket lace. ?1680 T. Jordan Muses Melody sig. [ ]2 Why dost thou search thy trunks and chests? as if It should be possible the Placket-theif Could get in there. 1944 Troy Rec. 22 Jan. 10/4 Bright plaid part wool suit with rayon lined jacket and zipper placket shirt. 1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 3 a/3 (advt.) Save now on men's placket collar short sleeve shirts with co-ordinating belt loop flare leg slacks in easy-care 100 per cent polyester. 1990 Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 111 (caption) Cotton jersey dress by Jump, with placket-front, drop-waist and full skirt. C2. placket hole n. now historical an opening in the outer skirt to give access to the pocket, purse, etc., within; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > pocket > opening for placket hole1762 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. i. 16 Are not trouse, and placket-holes, and pump-handles—and spigots and faucets, in danger still, from the same association? 1898 Westm. Gaz. 17 Mar. 3/2 The concealing of the placket hole is quite an object just now. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 167/2 These pockets, tied on round the waist under the dress, were reached through the placket hole. 1973 Eighteenth-Cent. Stud. 6 502 Whether talking his way into Rousseau's presence or fumbling in placket holes in obscure alleys, he [sc. Boswell] is always an entertaining figure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † placketn.² Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plack n.², -et suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < plack n.² (see discussion at that entry) + -et suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. A plan, a map. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > a plan or diagram plat1508 plot1551 plack1552 placket1552 lineament1570 draught1580 landscape1642 plan1664 speculum1676 chart1880 1552 T. Barnabe in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. App. E. 154 He sent me thither upon the kings cost: and I drew a plack of yt, and brought yt to hym..my Lord Fitz Williams..better than three or four hours, purviewing the placket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1547n.²1552
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