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placard
English
Etymology
From Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plaquart (“a placard, a writing pasted on a wall”), from the Old French verb plaquer, plaquier (“to stick or paste, roughcast”), from Middle Dutch placken, plecken (“to glue or fasten, plaster, patch”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plagg? (“a piece of cloth, patch”), equivalent to plaque +? -ard.
Related to Middle Low German placken (“to smear with lime or clay, plaster”), Saterland Frisian Plak, Plakke (“a hit, smack, slap”), German Placken (“a spot, patch”), Icelandic plagg (“a document”), Hebrew ????? (“'plakat' a large sheet of paper, typically with a photo or writing, posted on the wall”), English play. Compare also Modern Dutch plakkaat (“placard”), Saterland Frisian Plakoat (“a placard, poster”). More at play.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?plæk.??d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?plæk.??d/, /?plæk.?d/
Noun
placard (plural placards)
- A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- (obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
- 1 May 1632, James Howell, "A Survey of the Seventeen Provinces" in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ
- All placards or edicts are published in his name.
- 1 May 1632, James Howell, "A Survey of the Seventeen Provinces" in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ
- (obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.
- to give a placard to do something
- (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.
- The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.
Translations
Verb
placard (third-person singular simple present placards, present participle placarding, simple past and past participle placarded)
- To affix a placard to.
- To announce with placards.
- to placard a sale
Translations
French
Etymology
Old French derivative of plaquer (“to stick, to affix”). Equivalent to plaque +? -ard
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla.ka?/
Noun
placard m (plural placards)
- a cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall
- an ad that is felt to be injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste
- (dated) a placard
Usage notes
- The use of placards for announcements by authorities having mostly disappeared, the word affiche frequently replaces it in that meaning.
Derived terms
- sortir du placard
Further reading
- “placard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Alternative forms
- placart
- plaquart
Noun
placard m (plural placards)
- placard (public written notice)
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bulletin
English
Etymology
From French bulletin.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?l?t?n/, /?b?l?t?n/
Noun
bulletin (plural bulletins)
- A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized.
- A short news report.
- A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization.
Derived terms
- bulletin board
Translations
Verb
bulletin (third-person singular simple present bulletins, present participle bulletining, simple past and past participle bulletined)
- To announce something by means of such a report or publication.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French bullette + diminutive suffixes -in, or possibly a borrowing from Italian bollettino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /byl.t??/
Noun
bulletin m (plural bulletins)
- bulletin
- newsletter
- report card, school report
Derived terms
- bulletin de vote
- bulletin scolaire
- système des bulletins électroniques
Further reading
- “bulletin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletiner, definite plural bulletinene)
- alternative form of bulleteng
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletinar, definite plural bulletinane)
- alternative form of bulleteng
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