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noun
1.
a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
2.
Armor. placate2.
verb (used with object)
3.
to display placards on or in: The square was placarded by peace marchers.
4.
to publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards.
5.
to post as a placard.
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Placards
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
placard
1481, "formal document authenticated by an affixed seal," from M.Fr. placquard "official document with a large, flat seal," also "plate of armor," from O.Fr. plaquier "to piece together, stick, plaster," from M.Du. placken "to patch" (a garment), "to plaster," related to placke "patch, stain." Meaning
EXPAND"poster" first recorded 1560, though this sense is in M.Fr. from 15c.
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