placard

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈplæk.ɑːd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈplæk.ɑɹd/, /ˈplæk.ɚd/

Noun

placard (plural placards)

1. A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
2. (obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.

   • All placards or edicts are published in his name.

3. (obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.

   to give a placard to do something

4. (historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
5. (historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
6. The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.

Translations

• French: affiche
• German: Plakat
• Italian: manifesto, cartellone
• Russian: афи́ша
• Spanish: letrero, pancarta (at protest), cartel

Verb

placard (placards, present participle placarding; past and past participle placarded)

1. To affix a placard to.
2. To announce with placards.

   to placard a sale

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