Placate vs. Placket

Placateverb

(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.

Placatenoun

Same as Placard, 4 & 5.

Placateverb

To appease; to pacify; to concilate.

Placateverb

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;

Placateverb

make (someone) less angry or hostile

Placketnoun

A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings

Placketnoun

(obsolete) A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.

Placketnoun

A woman.

Placketnoun

(obsolete) A woman's pocket.

Placketnoun

(historical) A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.

Placketnoun

(historical) An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.

Placketnoun

A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman.

Placketnoun

The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; - called also placket hole.

Placketnoun

A woman's pocket.

Placketnoun

a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

Placket

A placket (also spelled placquet) is an opening in the upper part of trousers or skirts, or at the neck or sleeve of a garment. Plackets are almost always used to allow clothing to be put on or removed easily but are sometimes used purely as a design element.