PLACARDS
Noun
placards
plural of placard
Verb
placards
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of placard
Source: Wiktionary
PLACARD
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.
PLACARD
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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