Placket

Word PLACKET
Character 7
Hyphenation plack et
Pronunciations /ˈplækɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Placket"

What do we mean by placket?

An opening or slit in a garment, as at the collar or sleeve of a shirt, that makes the garment easy to put on. noun

A pocket, especially in a woman's skirt. noun

A pocket, especially a pocket in a woman's dress. noun

The opening or slit in a petticoat or skirt; a fent. noun

A petticoat; hence, figuratively, a woman. noun

Same as placcate. noun

A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. noun

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

A woman's pocket. noun

A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings noun

A petticoat, especially an under petticoat. noun

A woman. noun

A woman's pocket. noun

A piece of cloth sewn under an opening noun

A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings

A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.

(by extension) A woman.

A woman's pocket.

A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.

An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Placket

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The word "placket" in example sentences

In a third kind of placket, the opening is faced with a continuous piece of tape on both sides and finished with a piece of material on the outside. ❋ Kate Heintz Watson (N/A)

The women's version would have a slightly longer, more flattering sleeve and a lengthier buttoned placket. ❋ Christina Binkley (2012)

I had to rip out my first attempt at a neck placket because I had plunged in with no thought at all. ❋ Jean (2009)

The only item that made me stop and wonder was a wool day dress (I think it was wool) with a leather placket that accommodated three buttons and a leather patch at the right shoulder that declared "I'm a gal who needs you to know I shoot a mean quail." ❋ David Finkle (2010)

The front is supposed to get rid of those 48 stitches (in the placket and the front-neck shaping) and have only the shoulders left at the end. ❋ Jean (2009)

A woman's blouse looks different from a man's shirt if it is buttoned in the back or the buttons were hidden by a placket or the buttons were shaped like pearls or some other novelty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And that Sensor Girl costume was too dated — those 1980s shoulder pads and that button-up placket over her chest and that God-awful belt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the patterns I bought not too long ago had a choice between a faux wrap front (side zip) or a button front but it also included details for a ruffled blouse (placket) and another for a pin-tucked version. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The buttonhole band is done, and attached to the bottom of the placket-space. ❋ Jean (2009)

The MacLanes were using four buttons rather than two three on the longer placket, plus an extra, raising the cost per shirt. ❋ Christina Binkley (2012)

Although not right away, because the placket and collar come next. ❋ Jean (2009)

Can I move a back zipper to the side, or change a placket zipper to an invisible one? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first was a comedy of errors: my shirt was the wrong pattern and so tight that the placket buckled when I did up the buttons, while the new blue blazer fit like a neoprene wetsuit and rendered my torso completely immobile. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I take a deep breath, wondering how to explain this to a client who cannot think beyond the feeling of a placket of buttons on his skin. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2010)

The beauty of the balmacaan is its clean-lined simplicity buttons are typically hidden under a front placket, and its pockets are slanted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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