3. (Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. Burrill.

Plack (?), n. [F. plaque a plate of metal. Cf. Plaque.] A small copper

coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less than a cent.

With not a plack in the pocket of the poet.

Prof. Wilson.

Plack"et (?), n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard.] 1. A

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

[Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in

putting it on; -- called also placket hole.

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