Placard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Placard	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Placard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
placard n a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Synonym(s): poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card v post in a public place publicize or announce by placards Synonym(s): placard, bill
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Placard \Placard"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Placard \Placard"\, 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[82]. 5. [Cf. {Placket}.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.