placket

[ plak-it ]

/ ˈplæk ɪt /

noun

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.

a pocket, especially one in a woman's skirt.

Archaic.

a petticoat.
a woman.

Origin of placket

1595–1605; variant of placard breastplate <Old French, derivative of plaquier to plate <Middle Dutch placken to patch; cf. plaque

Words nearby placket

Plácido's disk, Placidyl, placing, plack, plackart, placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal

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Example sentences from the Web for placket

Put the hemmed bands on the side having the placket and the gusset, and the overhand bands on the side of the nightgown opening.
Handicraft for Girls|Idabelle McGlauflin
The placket of a skirt should have an underlap extending well below the opening.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
There should be a double line of stitching across the bottom of the hem to strengthen the placket.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
By St. Winifred's placket, cried Gymnast, this case has been often tried.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

A placket is an opening in a garment allowing it to be put on.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson

British Dictionary definitions for placket

placket

/ (ˈplækɪt) /

noun dressmaking

a piece of cloth sewn in under a closure with buttons, hooks and eyes, zips, etc

the closure itself

Word Origin for placket

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch plackaet breastplate, from Medieval Latin placca metal plate

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单词	placket
释义	placket [ plak-it ] / ˈplæk ɪt / noun 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. a pocket, especially one in a woman's skirt. Archaic. a petticoat. a woman. Origin of placket 1595–1605; variant of placard breastplate <Old French, derivative of plaquier to plate <Middle Dutch placken to patch; cf. plaque Words nearby placket Plácido's disk, Placidyl, placing, plack, plackart, placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for placket Put the hemmed bands on the side having the placket and the gusset, and the overhand bands on the side of the nightgown opening. Handicraft for Girls\|Idabelle McGlauflin The placket of a skirt should have an underlap extending well below the opening. Textiles and Clothing\|Kate Heintz Watson There should be a double line of stitching across the bottom of the hem to strengthen the placket. Textiles and Clothing\|Kate Heintz Watson By St. Winifred's placket, cried Gymnast, this case has been often tried. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais A placket is an opening in a garment allowing it to be put on. Textiles and Clothing\|Kate Heintz Watson British Dictionary definitions for placket placket / (ˈplækɪt) / noun dressmaking a piece of cloth sewn in under a closure with buttons, hooks and eyes, zips, etc the closure itself Word Origin for placket C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch plackaet breastplate, from Medieval Latin placca metal plate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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