PLACARD

poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card

(noun) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; “a poster advertised the coming attractions”

placard, bill

(verb) publicize or announce by placards

placard

(verb) post in a public place

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

placard (plural placards)

A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

(obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.

(obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.

(historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.

(historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.

The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.

Verb

placard (third-person singular simple present placards, present participle placarding, simple past and past participle placarded)

To affix a placard to.

To announce with placards.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pla*card", n. Etym: [F., fr. plaquer to lay or clap on, plaque plate, tablet; probably from Dutch, cf. D. plakken to paste, post up, plak a flat piece of wood.]

1. A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority. [Obs.] All placards or edicts are published in his name. Howell.

2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something. [Obs.] ller.

3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster.

4. (Anc. Armor)

Definition: An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate. Planché.

5. Etym: [Cf. Placket.]

Definition: A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.

Pla*card", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Placarding.]

1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city.

2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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