Placard Definition
(historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
(historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
Origin of Placard
Middle English official document from Old French from plaquier to plaster, piece together from Middle Dutch placken to patch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English placquert, 'official document,' from Middle French placquier, 'to plate'. Cognate of 'plaque' (1560)
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