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Definition of placcate - 2 dictionary results

plac⋅ate

2  [plak-eyt, -it]
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–noun Armor.
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used esp. as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also, placard, placcate, plackart.

Origin:
1625–35; appar. var. of placard
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placate 
c.1450 (implied in placable), from L. placatus, pp. of placare "to calm, appease," related to placere (see please).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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