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plack⋅et

[plak-it]
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A slit in a dress, blouse, or skirt.
  2. A pocket, especially in a woman's skirt.

[Origin unknown.]
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placket

noun
a piece of cloth sewn under an opening 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Placket

Plack"et\, n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard.]

1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole.

3. A woman's pocket.

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