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- [plak-it]
- /ˈplæk ɪt/
- /ˈplækɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plak-it]
- /ˈplæk ɪt/
Definitions of placket word
- noun placket the opening or slit at the top of a skirt, or in a dress or blouse, that facilitates putting it on and taking it off. 1
- noun placket a pocket, especially one in a woman's skirt. 1
- noun placket Archaic. a petticoat. a woman. 1
- noun placket strip concealing a garment opening 1
- noun placket a piece of cloth sewn in under a closure with buttons, hooks and eyes, zips, etc 0
- noun placket the closure itself 0
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Origin of placket
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; variant of placard breastplate < Old French, derivative of plaquier to plate < Middle Dutch placken to patch; cf. plaque
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Parts of speech for Placket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
placket popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
placket usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with placket
- what is a placket?
- how to sew a placket?
- how to sew a polo shirt placket?
- what is placket?
- how to sew a placket on a dress?
- how to make a placket on a shirt?
- how to make a placket on a dress?
- how to make placket?
- how to make a placket?
- how to sew a placket on a shirt?
- how to sew a placket on a shirt sleeve?
- how to make a sleeve placket?
- how to sew placket?
- what is a shirt placket?
- what is a placket on a shirt?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
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