Re: coat "anatomy" question

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:52:24 -0500, Phaedrine
<Phaedrine.Stonebridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <h3s1f25j82onqt2ii6hgrbhrq3urtao49k@xxxxxxx>,
Joy Beeson <jbeeson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I haven't the foggiest, but the word "placket" has a fascinating
history. It started out meaning "petticoat", back when a petticoat
was a skirt and a "skirt" was a coat-tail.


Interesting theory but I don't think so. The origin is clearly French,
plaquette.

"Small book"? I've got to get a bigger French dictionary.

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