What does Placard mean?

Definitions for Placard
ˈplæk ɑrd, -ərdplac·ard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, cardverb

    a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

    "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

  2. placardverb

    post in a public place

  3. placard, billverb

    publicize or announce by placards

Wiktionary

  1. placardnoun

    A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

  2. placardverb

    To affix a placard to.

  3. placardverb

    To announce with placards.

    to placard a sale

  4. Etymology: placquert, 'official document,' from placquier, 'to plate'. Cognate of 'plaque' (1560)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Placard, Placartnoun

    An edict; a declaration; a manifesto.

    Etymology: plakaert, Dutch; placard, Fr.

ChatGPT

  1. placard

    A placard is a sign or notice for display in a public place or carried as part of a demonstration or protest. It is often used to make a statement or announce something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Placardnoun

    a public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority

  2. Placardnoun

    permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something

  3. Placardnoun

    a written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster

  4. Placardnoun

    an extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate

  5. Placardnoun

    a kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later

  6. Placardverb

    to post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city

  7. Placardverb

    to announce by placards; as, to placard a sale

  8. Etymology: [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.]

Wikidata

  1. Placard

    A placard is a notice installed in a public place, like a small card, sign, or plaque. It can be attached to or hung from a vehicle or building to indicate information about the vehicle operator or contents of a vehicle or building.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Placard

    plak′ärd, or plā-kärd′, n. a written or printed paper stuck upon a wall as an advertisement, &c.: a public proclamation: the woodwork and frame of the door of a closet and the like.—v.t. Placard (plā-kärd′, or plak′ärd), to publish or notify by placards. [Fr. placard, a bill stuck on a wall—plaque, plate, tablet; acc. to Diez, from Dut. plak, a piece of flat wood.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Placard in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Placard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Placard in a Sentence

  1. James Garrow:

    Currently, there are no quick markers to help folks know if a site is legitimate or not, that's why we're investigating if it is possible to provide a placard to demonstrate that a site is legitimate.

  2. Washington Lt. Gov Owen:

    We're just noting that open carry is a form of demonstration and it's no different than carrying a placard or something else of that nature.

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