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   placard

   /ˈplakɑːd/

   noun

   • 1. a printed or handwritten notice or sign for public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a demonstration.

   verb

   • 1. cover with notices: "they were placarding the town with posters"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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