placket
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
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How to use placket in a sentence
The placket of a skirt should have an underlap extending well below the opening.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonIn finishing the top of an underskirt, many like to dispense with the placket and fitted band.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonThere should be a double line of stitching across the bottom of the hem to strengthen the placket.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonA simple placket for underwear is made from a single strip of the goods put on like an extension hem.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonIf done before joining the gores the placket can be pressed better and the front is not so liable to be crushed.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watson
British Dictionary definitions for placket
/ (ˈplækɪt) /
a piece of cloth sewn in under a closure with buttons, hooks and eyes, zips, etc
the closure itself
Origin of placket
1Collins 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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