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Definition of Placket
1. Noun. A piece of cloth sewn under an opening.
Definition of Placket
1. n. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman.
Definition of Placket
1. Noun. a slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A petticoat, especially an under petticoat. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete slang by extension) A woman. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) A woman's pocket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Placket
1. a slit in a garment [n -S]
Medical Definition of Placket
1. 1. A petticoat, especially. An under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. 2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on. Synonym: placket hole. 3. A woman's pocket. Origin: F. Plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Placket
Literary usage of Placket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"That a cod-piece were far fitter here than a pinn'd placket. laid. (1619),
Humourous Lieut. , iv. 3. Was that brave heart made to pant for a placket ? 1633. ..."
2. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"For the placket on bias seams proceed in the same manner as for the linen skirt,
... Use the same for the placket of the skirt opening under a tuck ..."
3. When Mother Lets Us Sew by Virginia Ralston (1910)
"WHEN MOTHER LETS US SEW MAKING A placket A placket is an opening in ... The placket
is made at the top of the back seam which we left open for this purpose. ..."
4. Dressmaking by Jane Fales (1917)
"These two lines serve as guides for the fastenings, and unless they fall together
the placket will not fasten well. If they are correct the gores of the ..."
5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"That a cod-piece were far fitter here than a pinn'd placket. laid. (1619),
Humourous Lieut. , iv. 3. Was that brave heart made to pant for a placket ? 1633. ..."
6. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"For the placket on bias seams proceed in the same manner as for the linen skirt,
... Use the same for the placket of the skirt opening under a tuck ..."
7. When Mother Lets Us Sew by Virginia Ralston (1910)
"WHEN MOTHER LETS US SEW MAKING A placket A placket is an opening in ... The placket
is made at the top of the back seam which we left open for this purpose. ..."
8. Dressmaking by Jane Fales (1917)
"These two lines serve as guides for the fastenings, and unless they fall together
the placket will not fasten well. If they are correct the gores of the ..."
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