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noun
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Permission given by authority; a license.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
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Usage: historical
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noun
The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.
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verb
To affix a placard to, or mark with a placard nearby.
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verb
To announce with placards.
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noun
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: poster, posting, notice, bill, card
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Broader terms: sign
Narrower terms: show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard
verb
publicize or announce by placards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bill
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Broader terms: post
verb
post in a public place
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Broader terms: post
History
From Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plaquart (“a placard, a writing pasted on a wall”), from the Old French verb plaquer, plaquier (“to stick or paste, roughcast”), from Middle Dutch placken, plecken (“to glue or fasten, plaster, patch”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“a piece of cloth, patch”), equivalent to plaque + -ard. Related to Middle Low German placken (“to smear with lime or clay, plaster”), Saterland Frisian Plak, Plakke (“a hit, smack, slap”), German Placken (“a spot, patch”), Icelandic plagg (“a document”), Hebrew פלקט (plakat, “a large sheet of paper, typically with a photo or writing, posted on the wall”), English play. Compare also Modern Dutch plakkaat (“placard”), Saterland Frisian Plakoat (“a placard, poster”). More at play.
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