placard

¹plac·ard

noun \ˈpla-kərd, -ˌkärd\

Definition of PLACARD

1

: a notice posted in a public place : poster

2

: a small card or metal plaque

Examples of PLACARD

1. The placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s.
2. <a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza>

Origin of PLACARD

Middle English placquart formal document, from Middle French placard, from plaquer to make adhere, plate — more at plaque

First Known Use: 1560

Related to PLACARD

Synonyms: bill, poster

Related Words: billboard, sign, signboard; broadside, flyer (also flier), handbill, handout, playbill, show bill; ad, advertisement, announcement, bulletin, dispatch, release

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Rhymes with PLACARD

Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card