placket
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- noun
- /ˈplækɪt/
- Specialized
- The shirt's placket was expertly crafted, allowing for smooth button closure.
- placket shirt
- collars, cuffs, and plackets
- front placket
Examples
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It offers an accomplished collar and a three or four button placket.
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And then all around most men's shirts often had a button tab at the base of the button placket or front.
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Next up are the center front placket and buttons.
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Love the colored placket and numbers on the sleeve.
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Is there a placket style facing that's used for a back opening?
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A placket shirt hung limply over the beltline of his fancy slacks.
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See how the placket and collar (which have more than one layer of fabric) are solid white and the rest of the shirt (which only has one layer) is more off-white?
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Beige yarn edges the neck in the same striped pattern and makes up the placket to which eight pearly buttons were sewn.
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She admired the intricate placket design that added a touch of elegance to her blouse.
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Every button was securely fastened to the placket of the jacket, ensuring a neat appearance.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Placket comes from an old French word plaquette, which meant a 'small patch' or 'little plate'. Think of a placket as a small piece of fabric that covers or strengthens a shirt opening—like a patch over the buttons—so the origin explains its job of protecting and decorating that area.