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placard definition

plac·ard (plak′ärd; -ərd; for v., also plə kärd′)

noun

  1. a notice for display in a public place; poster
  2. a small card or plaque

Etymology: LME placquart < MFr plackart < MDu placke, piece, spot, patch

transitive verb

  1. to place placards on or in
  2. to advertise or give notice of by means of placards
  3. to display as a placard

intransitive verb

to set up placards

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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