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(), 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. 5. [Cf. Placket.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later. 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. スポンサード リンク
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