Etymology

placket

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Today it means: A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings Full definition →

Middle French plaquette
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The story

  1. Middle French · borrowed fromplaquette“metal plate”
  2. English todayplacket

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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