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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
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
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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