Thesaurus: placard

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1. n. A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
2. n. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something.
3. n. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster.
4. n. An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate.
5. n. A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
6. v. t. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city.
7. v. t. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
8. n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
9. v. post in a public place
10. v. publicize or announce by placards
11. 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. Planché. 5. Etym: [Cf. Placket.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later. 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.
12. An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate orbackplate. Planché.