placard English · revision 873
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /ˈplæk.ɑːd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈplæk.ɑɹd/, /ˈplæk.ɚd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)
+
+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[bor|frm|placard|t=sealed document; plate of armour]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from Old French ''plaquier'' “to stick, plaster”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) from [[dum|placken|t=to patch, plaster]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[plaque]].^(RHWU)^(MW Collegiate)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ A plate of armour (1481) and a formal document authenticated by an affixed seal (1482).^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ The sealed document gave the senses of a warrant or licence and of an official proclamation or edict (c. 1518).^(OED 1989) The meaning “a notice written or printed on one side of a sheet, posted in a public place” appeared in English in 1560, influenced by French, where it dates from the 15th century.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The verb, “to post placards on”, dates from 1813.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 1481 – a plate of armour.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)
+ * 1482 – a sealed official document.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)
+ * c. 1518 – an edict or proclamation.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1560 – a public notice or poster.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)
+ * 1813 – verb, to post placards on.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)
+
+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Noun===
+ # A sign or notice for display in a public place, or carried by a demonstrator; a [[poster]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+ # A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)
+
+ ===Verb===
+ # To post placards on or in.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+ # To announce or advertise by means of placards.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+
+ ==Word family==
+ * [[placarder]]
+
+ ==Related words==
+ * [[plaque]]
+ * [[poster]]
+ * [[banner]]
+ * [[sign]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}