pla|card´er

pla|card´er
plac|ard «noun. PLAK ahrd; verb. pluh KAHRD, PLAK ahrd», noun, verb.
–n.
a notice to be posted in a public place; poster. Placards are written or printed on one side of a single sheet. »

There were also placards calling for men on nearly all the taxicabs (H. G. Wells).

–v.t.
1. to put placards on or in: »

The circus placarded the city with advertisements.

2. to give public notice of with a placard or placards: »

to placard a reward offered.

3. to post or display as a placard: »

to placard a bill or notice.

╂[earlier, “sealed” document, plate of armor, an undergarment < Middle French placard < Old French plaquier to piece together, stick, plaster < Middle Dutch placken. Compare etym. under plaque. (Cf. ↑plaque)]
–pla|card´er, noun.

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