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Word entry · 7 letters

placard

Best crossword clue

"Public notice sign"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈplæk.ɑːd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aacdlprStarts with PEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. publicize or announce by placards

Word origin

From Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plaquart (“a placard, a writing pasted on a wall”), from the Old French verb plaquer, plaquier (“to stick or paste, roughcast”), from Middle Dutch placken, plecken (“to glue or fasten, plaster, patch”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“a piece of cloth, patch”), equivalent to plaque + -ard.

Used in a sentence

  • He brought out the placard, which was quite a work of art. It was nearly two feet long, printed on calendered paper, with a selection of colors so bright that they shone even in the moonlight.
  • While her husband read the placards pasted on the brick announcing the hours at which certain ships would sail for Scotland, Mrs. Ambrose did her best to find information.
  • All placards or edicts are published in his name.

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