Placket

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for
        convenience in putting it on; -- called also {placket
        hole}.
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     3. A woman's pocket.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  placket
       n : a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "placket":
     air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, cringle,
     deadeye, eye, eyelet, gasket, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole,
     loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole,
     placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, spiracle, tap, vent,
     venthole