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placket.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

  2. A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.

    obsolete
  3. A woman.

    broadly · obsolete · slang
  4. A woman's pocket.

    obsolete
  5. A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.

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

    historical
Where this word comes from

Either a variant of placard or borrowed from Middle French plaquette (“metal plate”), from plaquer (“to lay or clap on”). See placard.

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