blad

American  

[blad] / blæd /

noun

Advertising Informal.

1. a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.

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Etymology

Origin of blad

1930–35; perhaps bl(urb) + ad ¹

Example Sentences

Het is een zeer schoon blad, dat vooral behoort gelezen te worden door Handwerkslieden.

From Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

Friday first's the day appointed By the Right Worshipful anointed, To hold our grand procession; To get a blad o' Johnie's morals, And taste a swatch o' Manson's barrels I' the way of our profession.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Några blad ur Finnlands häfder för K. Gustaf I.'s regeringstid.

From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron

Blad, blad, n. a fragment of anything, a good lump.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

De prijs is zeer matig voor zulk cen blad; drie dollars per jaar.

From Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various