Placket Definition

plăkĭt
plackets
noun
A finished slit with a fastener, as at the waist of a skirt or collar of a shirt, to make it easy to put on and take off.
Webster's New World
A pocket, esp. in a woman's skirt.
Webster's New World
A petticoat.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Placket

Noun

Singular:
placket
Plural:
plackets

Origin of Placket

  • French plaquer to lay or clap on. See placard.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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