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.]
All placards or edicts are published in his name.
Howell.
2.
Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something.
[Obs.]
ller.
3.
A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster.
4. Anc. Armor
An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate.
Planch'e.
5. [Cf. Placket.]
A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
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Pla*card", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Placarding.]
1.
To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city.
2.
To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
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