placket

Plural: plackets

Noun

• A slit in a garment, typically for fasteners or access.
• a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
• 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.

Examples

• Finding a triple-letter score through a small PLACKET in the board seemed an impossible task for his next move.

Synonyms

placcat, placcate