Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings - noun obsolete A
petticoat , especially anunder petticoat. - noun obsolete, slang, by extension A
woman . - noun obsolete A woman's
pocket .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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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.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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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.
Inspirational Sewing 2009
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I had to rip out my first attempt at a neck placket because I had plunged in with no thought at all.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009
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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.
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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.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009
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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.
The Long, Modest Gowns Painted by Peter Severin Kroyer (1851-1909) 2009
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The women's version would have a slightly longer, more flattering sleeve and a lengthier buttoned placket.
Polo Puzzle: What Goes Into a $155 Price Tag? Christina Binkley 2012
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The buttonhole band is done, and attached to the bottom of the placket-space.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009
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The MacLanes were using four buttons rather than two three on the longer placket, plus an extra, raising the cost per shirt.
Polo Puzzle: What Goes Into a $155 Price Tag? Christina Binkley 2012
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Although not right away, because the placket and collar come next.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word placket
Also placket-hole.
December 18, 2010