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| Placard | Placard \Pla*card"\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster] All placards or edicts are published in his name. --Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something. [Obs.] --ller. [1913 Webster] 3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster. [1913 Webster] 4. (Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate. --Planch['e]. [1913 Webster] 5. [Cf. {Placket}.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later. [1913 Webster] |
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