placard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Usage notes

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English placquert, 'official document,' from Middle French placquier, 'to plate'. Cognate of 'plaque' (1560)

[edit] Noun

placard (plural placards)

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

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[edit] Verb

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

1. To affix a placard to.

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[edit] Noun

placard m. (plural placards)

1. A cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall.
2. An ad that is felt to be injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste.
3. (dated) A placard.

[edit] Usage notes

• The use of placards for announcements by authorities having mostly disappeared, the word affiche frequently replaces it in that meaning.