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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.
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2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
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Placard \Pla*card"\, 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.]
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All placards or edicts are published in his name.
--Howell.
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2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a
placard to do something. [Obs.] --ller.
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3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a
declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a
poster.
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4. (Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the
breastplate or backplate. --Planch['e].
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5. [Cf. {Placket}.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with
jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
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