different between underpetticoat vs placket

English

Alternative forms

• under-petticoat

Etymology

From under- +? petticoat.

Noun

underpetticoat (plural underpetticoats)

1. (now chiefly historical) A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 225:

     I beheld the charmingest creature in the world, supporting herself on the arm of the gasping Dorcas, sighing, trembling, and ready to faint, with nothing on but an under-petticoat […] .

English

Etymology

From French plaquer (“to lay or clap on”). See placard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?plæk?t/
• Rhymes: -æk?t

Noun

placket (plural plackets)

1. A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
2. (obsolete) A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.
3. (obsolete, slang, by extension) A woman.
4. (obsolete) A woman's pocket.
5. (historical) A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.
6. (historical) An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.

   Synonyms: placcat, placcate