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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Plăck'et, n.

noun

n. [Fr. plaquer, to lay or clap on. Cf. L. Ger. plakk, plakke, piece, segment, and see PLACARD.]

  1. A petticoat. [Obs.]
  2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on.
  3. A woman's pocket. Halliwell.