placard

English

/ˈplæk.ɑːd/, /ˈplæk.ɑɹd/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English placard (official document) derived from Middle French placard derived from Middle Dutch placken (beat metal into a thin plate, patch) derived from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (patch, a piece of cloth) suffix from English plaque (clearing).

Origin

English

plaque

Gloss

clearing

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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