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placable
placard
placate
place
place card
place kick
place mat
place name
place of safety order
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placard

plac·ard [ plá krd, plákərd ]


noun  (plural plac·ards)
Definition:
 
1. notice displayed in public: a large piece of stiff paper or board with a notice on it, displayed or carried in public

2. small card or metal plaque: a small card or metal plaque with a name on it, e.g. a nameplate



transitive verb  (past and past participle plac·ard·ed, present participle plac·ard·ing, 3rd person present singular plac·ards)
Definition:
 
1. put placards on something: to put placards on or in something

2. publicize something with placards: to advertise or announce something using placards

[15th century. < French< Old French plaquier "flatten, plaster" < Middle Dutch placken "flatten, patch"]
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