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placard
[ plak-ahrd, -erd ]
noun
- a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- Armor. placate 2.
verb (used with object)
- to display placards on or in:
The square was placarded by peace marchers.
- to publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards.
- to post as a placard.
placard
/ ˈplækɑːd /
noun
- a printed or written notice for public display; poster
- a small plaque or card
verb
- to post placards on or in
- to publicize or advertise by placards
- to display as a placard
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- placard·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of placard1
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Example Sentences
I had a fleeting image of long hair, jeans and a “No Nukes” placard.
A placard explains how Mexican artists have embraced indigenous culture, including such textiles, over the years.
At one point, an oblivious girl asked whether the placard was a joke.
One woman held up a placard that read “drones fly, children die,” while others called Brennan an “assassin.”
The placard was illustrated with a black-and-white photograph of a crew-cut astronaut wearing a monkey around his neck.
He was thrashed at home by Aunty Rosa on the same count, and then the placard was produced.
The placard further announced that the rooms and furniture could be seen on the 13th and 14th.
The little blue placard hung over the cot, as in the foundling hospitals, states the child's nationality: "Moldo, Wallachian."
Skeen told us that when the Turks stuck up a placard saying Warsaw had fallen, the Australians gave three hearty cheers.
"Only at the felicitous ingenuity of your highness's idea," answered the interpreter, pointing to the placard.
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