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Look up: Placket

  1. placket
    [n] - a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. placket
    a finished slit or opening in a garment for convenience in putting it on. Generally closed by means of a zipper, shaps, buttons, or other fastenings. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Placket
    Plack'et noun [ French plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard .] 1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. 2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt f...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/98

  4. placket
    1. A petticoat, especially. An under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. ... 2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on. ... Synonym: placket hole. ... 3. A woman's pocket. ... Origin: F. Plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. placket
    noun a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Placket
    • (n.) The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole. • (n.) A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. • (n.) A woman`s pocket.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Placket
    Placket was Elizabethan English slang for the vagina.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. Placket
    Placket was Elizabethan English slang for the vagina.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  9. placket
    The piece of cloth that reinforces a split or opening in a garment; that usually also serves as the closure.
    Found on http://www.dressking.com/search/glossary

  10. Placket
    A `placket` is an opening in the upper part of trousers or skirts, or at the neck or sleeve of a garment.<ref name="Picken">Picken (1957), p. 254--> Plackets are almost always used to allow clothing to be put on or removed easily, but are sometimes used purely as a design element. Moder...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placket



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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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