placket

Meaning

1. A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
2. (obsolete) A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.
3. (broadly, obsolete, slang) A woman.
4. (obsolete) A woman's pocket.
5. (historical) A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.
6. (historical) An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.

Synonyms

cleft

cranny

crevice

fissure

rift

slit

slot

split

Translations

فتحة في الفستان أو جيب التنورة

Schlitz

σχισμή

άνοιγμα φορέματος

άνοιγμα φούστας

εσωτερική τσέπη

eteklik cebi

giyside fermuar yeri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplækɪt/

Etymology

From French plaquer (“to lay or clap on”). See placard.