placard
noun/ˈplækɑːd/
/ˈplækɑːrd/
- a large written or printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march (= a formal walk to protest about something)
- They were carrying placards and banners demanding that he resign.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken.Definitions on the go
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