placard
/ˈplæk.ɑːd/ · noun
Meaning
- A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
- Permission given by authority; a license.
- An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
- 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.
- To affix a placard to.
- To announce with placards.
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