placket

Pronunciation: /ˈplækɪt/

The English word “placket” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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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