Category:Placard

Pla*card", n. Etym: [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)

Defn: an extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or Backplate. Planché.

5. Etym: [cf. Placket.]

Defn: a kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the Fifteenth century and later.

Placard 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.