Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLACK'ET
PLACK'ET, n. [from the Fr. plaquer, to clap on. See Placard.]
A petticoat. If this is the sense of the word in Shakspeare, it is derivative. The word signifies the opening of the garment; but it is nearly or wholly obsolete.
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