Pla*card" (?), n. [F., fr.
plaquer to lay or clap on, plaque plate, tablet;
probably from Dutch, cf. D. plakken to paste, post up,
plak a flat piece of wood.] 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. [Cf. Placket.] A kind of stomacher,
often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and
later.
Pla*card", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Placarded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Placarding.] 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.
