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plack⋅et

  [plak-it]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1595–1605; var. of placard breastplate < OF, deriv. of plaquier to plate < MD placken to patch; cf. plaque
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plack·et   (plāk'ĭt)   
n.  

  1. A slit in a dress, blouse, or skirt.

  2. A pocket, especially in a woman's skirt.


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