Bible Dictionaries
Placket
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; - called also placket hole.
(2):
(n.) A woman's pocket.
(3):
(n.) A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Placket'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/placket.html. 1828.